Indonesia exports coffee worth US$1.2 million to Egypt

Published Sep 15, 2021

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PT Indonesia Trading Company (PT PPI), a state-owned trading firm, has shipped 100 tons of Robusta coffee worth US$1.2 million to Egypt, with plans to increase this to 200 tons for the rest of the year. The coffee is grown in the Lampung and South Sumatra regions and has been exported to Egypt since 2018, with the country currently importing around 54% of its coffee from Indonesia. The Trade Ministry is supporting synergy between farmers, exporters, and the government to increase the reach of farmer commodities in the international market.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) - The state-owned trading firm PT Indonesia Trading Company (PT PPI) on Wednesday shipped 100 tons of coffee worth US$1.2 million to Egypt. The shipment was sent off by the director general for national export development at the Trade Ministry, Didi Sumedi, and the president director of PT Indonesia Trading Company (PT PPI), Nina Sulistyowati. "The coffee export to Egypt is the result of intensive collaboration between PT PPI and local coffee farmers. The Trade Ministry is encouraging synergy among farmers, exporters, and the government to assist our farmer commodities reaching the wider international market, particularly for our agriculture product ," Sumedi said in Jakarta on Wednesday. The volume of coffee exports will be increased to 200 tons for the remaining months of this year, he informed adding, the exported coffee is of the Robusta variety that is grown in Lampung and South Sumatra regions. "Collaboration is key to winning the global ...

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