Indonesia`s Coffee Export Worth US$650.2 Million Until September
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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia is now one of the four biggest coffee exporting countries in the world.
According to Indonesian Trade Ministry, the realization of coffee product exports until September 2016 has reached US$ 650.2 billion, making the country the fourth biggest coffee exporting county in the world.
"The increasing interest of the international market towards Indonesian coffee is among other caused by the sustainability and transparency of our coffee industries,” said Director of Image and Promotion Development of Trade Ministry Merry Mariyati in Denpasar, Friday.
In addition, the ownership of certificates among coffee farmers, innovation in producing coffee and supports from cooperatives given to the farmers have also contributed to the productivity of coffee products.
Merry added that Indonesia’s coffee product exports in 2015 was worth US$1.19 billion or increased from US$158 billion in 2014.
In the period of 2011-2015, she added, coffee exports posted a positive growth, which was 1.05% per year.
Indonesia exports its coffee products mainly to the United States, Japan, Italy, Malaysia and Germany.
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