Indonesia ships agri-products worth Rp586.7 billion to 26 countries

Published Nov 25, 2021

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Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo has announced the export of 13.19 thousand tons of agricultural products worth Rp586.7 billion (US$41 million) to 26 countries, including the United States and China. This is in line with President Jokowi's instructions, he said. The exports, which include coconut water, areca nut, and dried larvae, among others, have seen a significant increase in value from January to October 2021, reaching Rp518.85 trillion (US$36 billion), a 47.30% increase from the previous year. The minister also emphasized the importance of agricultural quarantine to prevent the spread of diseases.

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Jakarta (ANTARA) - Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo has released shipments of 13.19 thousand tons of agricultural products worth Rp586.7 billion (US$41 million) to 26 countries. The destination countries include the United States, Britain, Poland, Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand, and Latvia, he informed. "This export is a concrete step in following President Jokowi's (Joko Widodo's) instructions," he said at the Jakarta International Container Terminal Office (JICT) Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, on Thursday. He informed that at the time agricultural exports were released on August 17, 2021, the export rate had increased slightly by Rp7.2 trillion (almost US$504 million) in just 7 days in 341 districts and cities. The increase illustrated that there are many products that can be used as export commodities, such as ants, larvae, and maggots, the minister said. One example were the black and red Papuan ant nests that were exported to South Korea, he ...

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