NTB Coffee Emerges To Egypt, This June 80 Tons Worth Rp. 9 Billion Ready For Export

The breaking of the jug as a sign of the release of the export of two containers of robusta coffee in Mataram (Photo: ANTARA)

NTB - Importers in Egypt asked to send 80 tons of coffee produced by farmers in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) in June 2021. This request is in accordance with a business agreement agreed with business partners in the local province.

"At 12.00 central Indonesia time today, I will sign a contract for the delivery of robusta and arabica coffee with the aggregator," said UD Berkah Alam owner Lalu Thoriq after participating in the export of 44 tonnes of robusta coffee to South Korea, on the page of the BI Representative Office for NTB Province as reported by Antara, Monday, April 19.

The success of establishing a coffee delivery contract to Egypt is the result of a trade promotion conducted by the NTB Provincial Bank Indonesia (BI) Representative Office to overseas virtual (zoom meeting).

The virtual meeting facilitated by the BI Representative Office in NTB Province was attended by the Egyptian Trade Attaché, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Cairo, Egypt.

"During the meeting, the Egyptian Trade Attache asked directly for the delivery of green bean coffee beans," said Thoriq.

The man who was once an Indonesian worker in South Korea admitted that he was ready to send 80 tonnes of coffee beans worth IDR 9 billion according to his partner's request.

This is because he has a stock of 600 tonnes of coffee beans stored in his farmer groups in North Lombok Regency and Sajang, Sembalun District, East Lombok Regency.

"God willing, six or two months after delivery to South Korea, NTB coffee will enter the Egyptian market," said Thoriq who is also a micro, small, and medium enterprise (UMKM) businessman assisted by the BI Representative Office in NTB Province.

Meanwhile, the Head of Representative Office of BI for NTB Province Heru Saptaji said that there is a business contract for coffee delivery to Egypt as a form of accelerating the expansion of the non-mining commodity market.

According to him, the diversity of export destination countries is very important. Therefore, his party continues to open the doors for non-mining commodity exports.

"The more alternative export destination countries, the more resilience of the export market will be maintained because there are more alternatives. And business players will be more crowded because the players are MSME players," he said.