JAKARTA - Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KP) Sakti Wahyu Trenggono revealed that the value of Indonesian fishery products exports only reached 960 million US dollars until February 2026. This figure has slowed down compared to the same period in 2025.
Trenggono conveyed this during a Working Meeting with Commission IV of the Indonesian House of Representatives at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, April 7.
"However, until February 2026, the export value (of fishery products) was recorded at US$ 960 million which, year on year (yoy), still showed a slowdown compared to the same period last year," he said.
He is optimistic that the value of exports of domestic fishery products can increase as the conditions given by the United States (US) as the main market share of Indonesian fishery products are completed.
"Hopefully (the export value of fishery products) will increase soon because we have finished dealing with America," said Trenggono.
As is known, the United States (US) is the largest market for shrimp for Indonesia. The Minister of Industry said that the value of Indonesian shrimp exports to the US reached 2 billion US dollars.
"Our own shrimp export value is very large, 1.6 billion-2 billion US dollars and thank you America is the largest market," said Trenggono in his remarks at the export release event at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
Moreover, Trenggono said, the US authorities have appointed the KKP as the only authority entrusted to provide certification related to exports, including shrimp.
He added that the government had also received specifications from the US, which would later make it easier for shrimp processors in Indonesia to have their own equipment.
"They assure that there is none, we will provide certification. Those are ways for us to work together, transparently and the goal is how we can really succeed in exporting the seafood or shrimp sector," he said.
Meanwhile, the production of Indonesian marine products continues to increase with an average growth of around 3.8 percent in 2025. In that year, the production of Indonesian fishery products reached 26.25 million tons.
"This is the highest achievement consisting of 11.65 million tons of seaweed, 7.85 million tons of capture fisheries, and 6.75 million tons of aquaculture fisheries," he explained.
In addition, continued Trenggono, the value of Indonesian fishery product exports also rose to 6.27 billion US dollars in 2025.
"It is also the highest achievement in the last five years," he concluded.
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