The 29 destination countries of North Sulawesi's coconut flour exports included Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, China, Chile, Finland, and GeorgiaManado (ANTARA) - North Sulawesi province exported coconut flour to 29 countries in the period from January to May 2022.
"The 29 destination countries of North Sulawesi's coconut flour exports included Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, China, Chile, Finland, and Georgia," Head of the North Sulawesi Industry and Trade Office Edwin Kindangen said here on Friday.
The other countries included Hong Kong, England, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Italy, Germany, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Egypt, France, Poland, Portugal, Russia, New Zealand, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and Uruguay.
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Kindangen said that a total of 7.78 million tons of coconut flour was exported to the 29 countries and generated US$15.987 million in foreign exchange.
The 29 countries routinely import coconut flour from North Sulawesi as raw material for foods such as bread, pastries, and other dishes, he informed.
Out of the 29 countries, the highest demand of 1,504 tons was from Russia and generated US$3.06 million in foreign exchange.
The second highest demand of 1,147 tons was from Germany and generated as much as US$2.11 million.
Meanwhile, the demand from Australia was pegged at 672 tons and generated US$1.54 million in foreign exchange.
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Meanwhile, the demand from other countries was lower than 500 tons.
"We hope that producers will maintain the quality and quantity of this key export product," Kindangen said.
The government will continue to provide technical guidance and training so that exporters from the province can innovate further and create more products, he added.
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