Indonesian marine and fishery commodities hunted by Singapore

Published 2021년 10월 6일

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The Directorate General for Strengthening the Competitiveness of Marine and Fishery Products (PDSPKP) of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia had a virtual meeting with the Singapore Food Agency, where it was discussed that Indonesia continued to experience growth in its marine and fishery commodity exports, including items like shrimp, squid, tuna, mahi-mahi, and yellow tail fish fillet, even during the pandemic. In 2020, Indonesia exported 1.3 million tons of these commodities, valued at USD 5.2 billion, with Singapore being one of the main recipients. The government is pursuing various strategies to further increase these exports, such as business meetings and activities within the Indonesia-Singapore Agribusiness Working Group (IS AWG), and by developing aquaculture villages based on local wisdom to alleviate poverty and maintain sustainability.

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My Agriculture— In a virtual meeting between the Directorate General for Strengthening the Competitiveness of Marine and Fishery Products (PDSPKP) of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries with the Singapore Food Agency, it was discovered that Singaporean business actors like several marine and fishery commodities, such as shrimp, squid and cuttlefish, tuna marlin, swordfish , mahi-mahi, surimi, and yellow tail fish fillet from Indonesia. The Director General of PDSPKP, Artati Widiarti, said that exports of marine and fishery commodities continued to experience growth during the pandemic. This can be seen from data last year (2020), Indonesia managed to export 1.3 million tons of marine and fishery commodities with a value of USD 5.2 billion. The number of exports increased, both in terms of value by 5.5 percent and volume by 6.6 percent compared to the previous year. “There are five main market destinations for Indonesian fishery products, namely the United States (40.3 ...

Source: Pertanianku