Often Participating In International Exhibitions, KKP Wins IDR 800.5 Billion Trade Contract

Director General of Strengthening Competitiveness for Marine and Fishery Products (PDSPKP) KKP Budi Sulistyo. (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) continues to strengthen access to foreign markets, one of which is by participating in various international exhibitions.

At least, there are five international exhibitions that have been followed.

Director General of Strengthening the Competitiveness of Marine and Fishery Products (PDSPKP) KKP Budi Sulistyo said the realization of trade contracts from Indonesia's participation in the five international exhibitions reached 50.03 million US dollars or equivalent to Rp800.5 billion.

"The performances that we have participated in involve all business actors that we have curated, there is also a transaction of 50.03 US dollars. This is an achievement of the realization of trade contracts that have been going on during (to take part in the exhibition)," Budi said at a press conference. 2024 KKP Year-End Achievement in Jakarta, Monday, December 16.

As for the details, Seafood Expo North America in Boston, United States (US), with a potential transaction of 58.47 million US dollars, Seafood Expo Global at Barcelona, Spain, with a potential transaction of 63.8 million US dollars and the Indofisheries Exhibition at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), with a potential transaction of 9.3 million US dollars.

Then, there is the Trade Expo Indonesia Exhibition at JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, with a potential transaction of 8.6 million US dollars and the NUSATIC Ornamental Fish Exhibition at ICE BSD, Tangerang, with a potential transaction of 1.38 million US dollars.

"So, the business actors who participated in the expo carried out one trade communication with their partners and the achievements of the expo that we did were 50.03 million US dollars," he said.

In addition, said Budi, Indonesian ornamental fish also experienced a fairly good performance improvement.

He said, over the past two years, Indonesia has ranked second as the largest ornamental fish exporter in the world.

This achievement also shifts the position of Singapore, which is currently in third place.

"Hopefully this trend will be a source from the country's foreign exchange. Indonesian ornamental fish have received one separate market, one market that is getting bigger at the international level," he added.