Coklat, Devisa Hasil Ekspor Naik 5% pada 2012
Foreign Exchange from Cocoa Exports Rose 5% in 2012
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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Kuta (B2B) - Kakao telah menjadi salah satu pendapatan ekspor terbesar Indonesia. Namun, nilai ekspornya menunjukkan penurunan dari US$571 juta pada November 2011 menjadi US$361 juta pada tahun berikutnya. Sementara di sisi lain, kontribusi devisa dari ekspor kakao pada 2012 meningkat 5% dibanding devisa ekspor 2011 sebesar US$600 juta.
"Trend kenaikan ini menunjukkan adanya peningkatan kapasitas dari produksi kokoa nasional yang dihasilkan pedagang lokal dan perkebunan milik petani," kata Menteri Pertanian Suswono ketika membuka Pertemuan Dewan Kakao Internasional ke-87 di Kuta, Bali, Senin (18/3).
Dari sisi produksi, kata Mentan Suswono, pada 2011 produksi kakao Indonesia mencapai 712.231 ton kakao biji dan pada 2012 telah mencapai 833.310 ton kakao biji, atau meningkat 17%.
"Dari luas perkebunan coklat, sekitar 95% dikelola dan dimiliki oleh petani coklat," kata Suswono.
Kuta (B2B) - Cocoa has been one of Indonesia´s major income earning. However, the export value of cocoa beans has declined from US$571 juta in November 2011 to US$361 million in the following year. While on the other side, the contribution of devisa earning from cocoa products in year 2012 was amounted US$616 million, or an increase of 5% comparing those devisa earning from cocoa products in year 2011 amounted US$600 million.
"This trend shows that there is increasing capacity from domestic cocoa processing industries that required more inputs from local traders and smallholders plantations," Agriculture Minister Suswono said when opening the International Cocoa Council meeting to-87 in Kuta, Bali, on Monday (18/3).
In term of production, in year 2011, Indonesia produced 712.231 to cocoa equivalent bean and production in year 2012 has reached 833.310 ton equivalent bean, or increase of 17 percent.
"In term of cocoa plantation area, about 95 percents are managed and belong to smallholder cocoa farmers," Suswono said.
