KKP Calls Indonesian Fisheries Exports Capai 2.68 Billion US Dollars To Semester I-2023

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JAKARTA - Marketing Director of the Directorate General of Strengthening Competitiveness for Marine and Fishery Products (PDSPKP) of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Erwin Dwiyana said Indonesia's fishery exports in January-June 2023 were recorded at around US$2.68 billion.

Erwin said that there were five main export commodities that contributed to the export value, namely shrimp, tuna-tongkol-cacalang, squid-sotong-gurita, seaweed, and crab-kelpiting.

Each export value is shrimp amounting to USD 874.5 million, tuna-tongkol-cacalang worth USD 435.5 million, squid reaching USD 295.7 million, seaweed amounting to USD 245.7 million, crabs worth USD 226.5 million, and other commodities amounting to USD 610 million.

"The total exports of these five commodities reached US$2.68 billion," Erwin told VOI, Thursday, September 14.

He said the main export commodities that contributed to the export value were shrimp with its main market, namely the United States.

In addition to shrimp, the most widely exported commodities are tuna and windu shrimp which are widely exported to Japan.

Meanwhile, fishery production in Indonesia has the potential to reach around 12 million tons per year and is expected to continue to increase thanks to developments in the capture and cultivation fisheries sector.

The government itself continues to encourage increased exports for Indonesian fishery products.

This is done in various ways, one of which is the holding of a series of Foreign Buyers Missions in November.

The event was a collaboration between the KKP and the Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO) which opened the access of potential shrimp buyers from various countries.

Later, prospective shrimp importers can see directly the shrimp processing unit in Indonesia.

In addition, the Indonesian government through the KKP encourages fishery production in a sustainable manner so that Indonesia's fisheries potential can be enjoyed by the next generation.