Export of Agricultural Commodities from Bali, Imperata and Cocoon Mainstay

#Export of Agricultural Commodities from Bali, Imperata and Cocoon Mainstay
 
 
DETEKSIPOST.COM – DENPASAR – BALI, Ministry of Agriculture through the Agriculture Quarantine Agency (Barantan) recorded a significant increase in export trends from agricultural export commodities, especially Mangosteen from Bali Province. “It is proof of the hard work of horticulture farmers and the collaboration of central and regional governments in developing good agriculture, so that we can continue to increase exports,” said Barantan Chief Ali Jamil when releasing exports of 16 types of agricultural commodities at the same time in Denpasar on Monday (4/29) .
 
7 tons of mangosteen worth 410 million rupiah for Chinese purposes. From the data recorded in the quarantine automation system, IQFAST Denpasar quarantine in 2018 exported mangosteen as many as 4,094.6 tons worth Rp. 239.8 billion with the aim of China, Hong Kong and Timor Leste. while for the period of January to April 2019 it managed to record an export volume of 1,263.1 tons with a value of 73.9 billion rupiah, the figure showed an increasing trend, said Jamil.
 
commodities from plants and their derivatives released at the same time are reeds with a volume of 60 M3 worth 113.9 billion rupiah. These commodities that are of interest to trading partner countries in Australia, Maldives and Italy also show an upward trend, “recorded 1,077 M3 with zero IDR 1.7 billion in January to April 2019, while 2018 recorded total exports of 11,742 M3 with a value of Rp. 22.3 billion, “he said.
 
“Emerging products, unique and agribusiness entrepreneurs in Bali are able to market them. And the Ministry of Agriculture through Barantan is ready to facilitate especially from meeting the requirements of Sanitary and Phytosanitary, its SPS,” Kabarantan said.
 
while for animal origin commodities, it is also interesting, namely the butterfly cocoon that is exported to Singapore. Animals with a life span of no more than 4 weeks and that are very beneficial to this ecosystem also show a trend of significant improvement. in 2018 only 40 colonies became 170 colonies from January to April 2019 with a value of Rp. 83.5 million. Indonesia has tremendous potential and Bali gives us inspiration, he said.
 
the head of the Denpasar Agriculture Quarantine, I Putu Terunanegara, added data on the export of mandatory quarantine inspection commodities which were released from other handicrafts with 9 different types of wood, namely teak, trembesi, sengon, rattan, water hyacinth, bamboo, coconut, mahogany and flares totaling 60 M3worth Rp. 113.9 billion.Putu also added export data for the same product in 2018 as many as 11,742 M3 with a value of Rp. 22.3 mikiar and in the period January to April 2019 there were 1,077 M3 worth Rp. 1.7 billion. and for animal origin commodities which are also exported besides butterfly cocoons are swallow’s nest (SBW), snake skin, reptiles, DOC and birds with a total export value of Rp. 2.06 billion rupiah.
 
member of the House of Representatives Commission IV, A.A Bagus Adi Mahendra Putra who attended and participated in releasing exports in his speech also appreciated the trade facilitation efforts for agricultural commodities carried out by Barantan. He also hopes that in the future this will continue to be improved with other breakthroughs and innovations to expand market access and also a variety of commodities.
 
In line with this expectation, Jamil also socializes Applications that have been built by the Ministry of Agriculture through Barantan, I-MACE (Indonesian Map of Agricultural Commodities Exports). this application was launched by the Minister of Agriculture in early 2019 and continues to be disseminated to regional leaders throughout Indonesia.
 
The purpose of the application is to make it easier for local governments to monitor the agricultural potential in their regions so that they can be developed better. The application contains data on agricultural potential, updates in real time including information on the origin of the region and the destination of the country of export. “We push together the export of agricultural commodities in order to meet the ideals with Indonesia as the 2045 world food barn,” concluded Jamil.
 
While the speakers at other events. Ir. Ali Jamil, M.P., P.Hd – Head of the Agricultural Quarantine Agency | Ministry of Agriculture. A A. good Adi Mahendra Putra – Member of Commission IV – DPR RI and dr. I Putu Terunanegara – Head of Denpasar II Class Quarantine Center for Agriculture.(TEAM)