Good news, Australia drops anti-dumping investigation of Indonesian pineapples

Reporter: Barratut Taqiyyah Rafie | Editor: Barratut Taqiyyah Rafie KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. This is good news for Indonesia. The Australian government has officially stopped the anti-dumping investigation into pineapple products from Indonesia. This step was taken by the Kangaroo Country after no evidence of dumping prices and low import volumes from Indonesia were found. Quoting Infopublik.id, the decision was stated in the Termination Report published on September 5, 2024. This investigation initially began on August 4, 2023. Isy Karim, Director General of Foreign Trade at the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, welcomed this decision. "The termination of this investigation has the potential to save the value of Indonesian pineapple exports to Australia by US$ 11.2 million," said Isy on Thursday (19/9/2024). According to Isy, the low volume of pineapple imports from Indonesia, which is less than 3% of Australia's total pineapple imports, is one of the main reasons for stopping the ...