Indonesian swallow's nest a treasure targeted by China

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Swallow's nest is an important commodity in the export market. This commodity is in great demand in the Chinese market. The swallow's nest commodity was a topic of conversation after the statement of the Minister of Trade, M. Lutfi, who said it had a value of hundreds of trillions of rupiah. From data from the Central Statistics Agency, the total export value of swallow nest commodities reached US $ 363.9 million in 2019 with a total volume of 1,258.7 tons, an increase of 25% from the previous year's US $ 290 million of 1,291.9 tons. There are 14 countries that are export destinations for Indonesian swallow nests, most of which are to China and Hong Kong which are known to consume lots of infused swallow nests, followed by the United States. In 2018 Vietnam became the largest importer of Indonesian swallow nest products, but its position was shifted by Hong Kong in 2019. The rest went to Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Macau, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, ...