Good News From East Aceh, Salted Fish Production There Reaches 7 Tons Per Week

JAKARTA - The East Aceh Regency Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Trade Office stated that salted fish production in the district reached seven tons per week. "Previously, salted fish production in East Aceh was up to 20 tons per week. Now, it has dropped to seven tons due to bad weather in the waters of the Malacca Strait," said Iskandar as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, September 29. According to Iskandar, bad weather caused the catch. less fishermen. In addition, recent weather conditions have also made the drying process of fish take longer. "Salted fish produced by East Aceh are supplied to a number of districts/cities in Aceh and some areas to North Sumatra. We hope that the weather will return to normal and salted fish production will return. increased," said Iskandar.

Meanwhile, the selling price of salted fish in East Aceh Regency has increased due to the reduced supply of fresh fish from fishermen at the Nusantara Fisheries Port (PPN) Idi East Aceh. 74), an entrepreneur of salted fish in Kuala Idi, East Aceh. Hanafiah said the price of salted fish such as anchovies currently reaches Rp. 30 thousand per kilogram from the previous Rp. 20 thousand per kilogram. Salted javelin fish is Rp. 40 thousand per kilogram from Rp. 30 to Rp. 35 thousand per kilogram. Meanwhile, jambal salted fish is Rp. 28 to Rp. 30 thousand per kilogram from the previous Rp. 15 thousand per kilogram, silver salted fish is Rp. 30 thousand per kilogram from Rp. "Meanwhile, the price of salted telang fish became Rp. 33 thousand per kilogram from the previous Rp. 28 to 30 thousand per kilogram," Hanafiah said. salted fish increased. "Usually I distribute this processed fish to Bireuen Regency, Langsa City, Central Aceh. a Aceh, but now only in this area," said Hanafiah.