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Fri, 09/26/2008 - 15:19
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ACEH'S COFFEE EXPORTS JUMP 55 PCT
Banda Aceh, Sept 26 (ANTARA) - Aceh's Arabica coffee exports in the first half of this year jumped 55 percent to US$15.22 million from US$9.81 million in the same period last year, a spokesman said.
The rise in coffee exports was encouraging as it had raised local coffee growers' income, Head of the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Provincial Industry, Trade, Cooperatives and Small Businesses Office Cipta Hunai said here on Friday.
Since security conditions in the province became conducive after decades of bloody conflict, local coffee growers had been encouraged to cultivate coffee on a large scale, he said.
Arabica coffee used to be Aceh's key non-oil/non-gas export commodity. But its export volume and value dropped drastically after the conflict engulfed Indonesia's westernmost province.
Aceh's Arabica coffee had recovered since security conditions in Aceh returned to normal following the signing in Helsinki on August 15, 2005 of a peace deal to put an end to the conflict, he said.
The coffee exports in the first half of 2008 went to 12 countries. The United States was listed as the biggest importer of Aceh's Arabica coffee over the period, buying 2.94 million tons worth US$10.5 million. This was followed by Canada with 234,300 tons worth US$ 966,450 , Meksiko with 216,000 kg worth US$861,940, and Germany with 291,900 worth US$16,770.
The rise in coffee exports was encouraging as it had raised local coffee growers' income, Head of the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Provincial Industry, Trade, Cooperatives and Small Businesses Office Cipta Hunai said here on Friday.
Since security conditions in the province became conducive after decades of bloody conflict, local coffee growers had been encouraged to cultivate coffee on a large scale, he said.
Arabica coffee used to be Aceh's key non-oil/non-gas export commodity. But its export volume and value dropped drastically after the conflict engulfed Indonesia's westernmost province.
Aceh's Arabica coffee had recovered since security conditions in Aceh returned to normal following the signing in Helsinki on August 15, 2005 of a peace deal to put an end to the conflict, he said.
The coffee exports in the first half of 2008 went to 12 countries. The United States was listed as the biggest importer of Aceh's Arabica coffee over the period, buying 2.94 million tons worth US$10.5 million. This was followed by Canada with 234,300 tons worth US$ 966,450 , Meksiko with 216,000 kg worth US$861,940, and Germany with 291,900 worth US$16,770.
