China Swallow’s Nest of Swallow’s Nest, Its Export Value Is Tantalizing

JAKARTA – The government releases exports swallow’s nest (SBW) from East Java Province (Jatim) as much as 494 kilograms with a value of Rp. 9.9 billion to China. Minister of Agriculture (Minister of Agriculture) Syahrul Yasin Limpo said that the export of swallow’s nest was carried out together 33 agricultural commodities Other seedlings of East Java valued at Rp. 140.3 billion to 12 destination countries at once.

“The productivity of our swallow’s nests is in demand by the world. I am going to China after this pandemic, so that our exports will be stronger,” said Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo during a direct visit to the swallow’s nest processing house.

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According to the Minister of Agriculture, the livestock sub-sector commodity is under his guidance, namely for productivity under the Directorate General of Animal Husbandry, and its export facilitation is escorted by the Agricultural Quarantine Agency.

“The swallow’s nest agribusiness business is very interesting, apart from requiring maximum hygiene. This industry is also labor intensive, is carried out with the work of many people, and this is very good for the country,” he said.

For information, currently East Java Province has 84 registered swallow houses with 9 swallow processing houses.From the IQFAST data, Barantan recorded that in 2020 the export volume was 245.3 tonnes with a value reaching up to Rp.3.5 trillion.

Of this amount, 26% succeeded in fulfilling the Chinese market and the rest was absorbed by other export markets such as Australia, the United States, Hong Kong, Canada, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam. The Ministry of Agriculture also noted that there was an increasing trend in East Java SBW exports from January 1 to March 10, 2021, reaching 51.3 tons and a value of Rp. 661.3 billion.

“This is our focus for both the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Trade, representatives of our country there and others to encourage SBW not to question the Chinese market. There is no quota, as long as we are able to meet the requirements. The market is still wide open and we are capable of production,” Syahrul explained.

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