Jakarta – Indonesian coffee is increasingly in demand. The proof is that this drink menu was one of the dishes at the wedding reception for President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) daughter, Kahiyang Ayu and her partner, Bobby Nasution.
During this event, Mandailing coffee was chosen to be served to the guests present. Apart from Mandailing coffee, it turns out that other coffees from Indonesia are also in demand worldwide.
So, what coffees are currently in demand?
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“Indonesian coffee, including Mandailing, is attracting a lot of interest from foreign buyers. Because the taste and aroma are special. There is Gayo coffee, Kintamani coffee and coffee from West Java,” said the woman who is familiarly called Tuti when contacted. detikFinanceSunday (26/11/2017).
Then, based on data from the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan), coffee exports in January-August 2017 amounted to 335,027 tons or an increase of 50% compared to the same period in 2016, namely 212,514 tons.
Apart from that, coffee also contributed to a trade balance surplus of US$ 823 million.
“Likewise, based on BPS data, coffee imports from January to August 2017 amounted to 8,776 tons or decreased by 63% compared to the same period in 2016 of 23,550 tons. This coffee import and export data shows a sign of increasing quality and competitiveness of Indonesian coffee products on the world market,” said the Head of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Data and Systems Center, Suwandi some time ago.
For information, currently Indonesia’s coffee position is ranked fourth in the world after Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia. Based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Brazil’s coffee area is almost 2 million ha with a productivity of 1.4 tonnes/ha.
(dna/dna)
