North Sulawesi Exports Coconut Flour To Malaysia In Early 2021, Can Generate Foreign Exchange Of 49,400 US Dollars

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JAKARTA - North Sulawesi Province exported coconut flour to Malaysia in early 2021.

"25 tons of coconut flour exported to Malaysia can generate foreign exchange for the country amounting to 49,400 US dollars," said Darwin Muksin, Head of Foreign Trade of the Department of Industry and Trade of North Sulawesi, in Manado, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, January 20.

He said Malaysia had become the export destination for coconut flour products from North Sulawesi.

"Coconut flour is a derivative product from coconut which is selling well in various countries in the world," he said.

He hopes that farmers and exporters will continue to improve the quality of their products.

The government will continue to look for new markets so that North Sulawesi coconut flour will penetrate the Asian, European, American and African markets.

To enter the international market, he said, is not easy because there are many requirements that need to be met.

"Seeing the high interest of buyers from Malaysia, farmers and exporters of North Sulawesi should make good use of it," he said.

It must be admitted, he said, that the market for coconut flour from North Sulawesi to foreign countries is quite large and Asian countries buy coconut flour from this province the most compared to other countries in Europe, America and Africa.

Therefore, the quality and quantity of products, he said, must be maintained properly, so as not to disappoint buyers.

"Because getting one international buyer takes a long time," he said.