Indonesia: Date imports soar ahead of Eid

Published 2021년 4월 15일

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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Indonesia has reported a significant increase in the import of dates in the country, particularly ahead of Eid. The imports hit US $ 17.1 million in March, up from US $ 14.9 million in February and US $ 10.3 million in January. Egypt, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia are the primary countries exporting dates to Indonesia. However, compared to the previous year, the March imports saw a sharp decrease of 33.9%. On the other hand, imports of consumer goods in March rose by 15.51% compared to the previous month and by 13.4% year-on-year.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted that the imported commodity that was soaring ahead of Eid was dates. Head of BPS Suhariyanto explained, date imports have even jumped since the beginning of last year. In March, imports of dates were recorded at US $ 17.1 million. "Some of the items specifically for Eid are dates, because we don't produce dates. Usually we import dates," he said in a virtual press conference, Thursday (15/4/2021). From BPS data, date imports in January were valued at US $ 10.3 million, then in February it increased to US $ 14.9 million, then in March it increased again to US $ 17.1 million. "So from January, we have imported it from several countries," he explained. According to him, there are three main countries that import dates to Indonesia. The three are Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. "That is the main importing country for dates to us," he said. However, compared to the previous year, date imports in March ...

Source: Cnbcindonesia