Jakarta - The Police of the Republic of Indonesia have stated that they will legally process soybean importers who try to hoard and play prices so that it is suspected of causing the scarcity and cost of the raw material. "The Police of the Republic of Indonesia respond to the scarcity of soybeans in the market, especially importers. If a criminal suspicion is found, the Food Task Force will enforce the law," said Head of Public Relations Division of the Indonesian National Police, Inspector General of Police Argo Yuwono, Jakarta, Wednesday (6/1). Argo said that the Food Task Force for the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Indonesian National Police had checked soybean importers' warehouses yesterday. Among them are warehouses in Bekasi, namely, PT. Independent Agro Triangle. In its findings, the company is engaged in importing ex American soybeans with a capacity of between 6,000 and 7,000 tons per month. "That imported soybeans are not only intended for the fulfillment of the tofu and tempeh industry for quality II, they are also used for the process of animal feed and the process of making soybean oil and other derivative products," said Argo. Then, the distribution to the tofu and tempe industry MSMEs to the Jabodetabek and Bandung West Java areas with a distribution of between 250-300 tons per day and the remaining stock is currently 2,500 tons. The soybeans are distributed through distributors with a current price of IDR 8,600 / kg, an increase of around IDR 1,000 since mid-December 2020. "Information was obtained from the company staff. The increase in prices was due to the fact that in addition to the purchase price in the country of origin there was an increase from 6,800 to 8,300, it was also due to the fact that since the middle of October-December 2020 ships heading to Indonesia are very rare, so they use Singapore-bound transportation and frequent delays due to waiting time in connecting to Indonesia so that the delay is between 2- 3 weeks, "said Argo. Then the second check was carried out at PT. FKS Mitra Agro at Pasar Kemis Pasir Jaya Cikupa Tangerang. From the inspection it was known that on December 31, 2020, 533.29 tons of soybeans had entered and 79 tons had been distributed, the remaining stock as of December 31, 2020 was 474.29 tons. "That on January 4, 2021, 460.22 tons of soybeans came in and 76 tons had been distributed, the remaining stock as of January 4 was 384.22 tons. The remaining stock as of January 5, 2021 was 858.51 tons," said Argo. Furthermore, PT. Sungai Budi in Daan Mogot, Tangerang City, Banten. It was found that on January 4, 2021, 400 tons of soybeans entered and 300 tons were ready to be distributed to consumers, so that the current stock remaining as of January 5, 2021 was 100 tons.