The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that Indonesia's agricultural sector exports in the January-February 2021 period increase by 8.81%

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that the agricultural sector exports in the January-February 2021 period experienced positive growth, namely US $ 0.65 billion or 8.81 percent (y on y). Especially for February 2021, it grew at 3.16 percent (y on y). This growth is considered quite encouraging because the contribution of agriculture to the development of the national economy is quite large. Head of BPS, Kecuk Suhariyanto, said that the increase in agricultural exports was influenced by the increasing demand for medicinal plant products, aromatics, spices, white pepper and non-timber forest products. With this increase, agriculture successfully contributed 94.36 percent to non-oil and gas exports. "Starting the beginning of 2021, agricultural exports are quite good, especially since there is an increase in commodity prices, where agricultural exports during January February 2021 reached 8.81 percent," he said. Not only that, the agricultural ...