The Secretary General of the Indonesian Shrimp Forum Coco Kokarkin Soetrisno said shrimp consumption showed a positive growth trend during the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only domestically, but also from increasing export data. "During the pandemic, people are tired of eating meat. Shrimp is the easiest to process and delicious. Practical. So more and more people eat shrimp and exports go up," Coco told CNBC Indonesia recently. The trend of Indonesian shrimp exports, especially to the United States (US), he said, increased during the pandemic. "Consumers there (USA, - ed) prefer shrimp from Indonesia because shrimp from Ecuador is more premium, very expensive. Meanwhile, Indonesian shrimp are also available in various sizes. On the other hand, shrimp supplies from India are also being penalized," he explained. According to Japan, we are 5, Ecuador 8. It seems that this is due to the geographical influence of Indonesia, which is an archipelago and from our handling and trading procedures. Because the longer the shipping route will affect the taste," said Coco. Indonesia, he said, exports shrimp to the United States, Japan and Eastern Europe. Although, to Europe is still minimal because of strict standard setting. "This year, we predict exports can grow 5%. Although, it should be 8% in volume if the construction of physical ponds in Indonesia is accelerated. Not to mention if we want to spend a little money to improve biosecurity improvements, it should be able to increase by 15-25%. Because one of our current export constraints is that the European Union has a residue-free requirement," he explained. Although, he added, there has been no rejection from the European Union, it's just that shrimp farming culture in Indonesia is recognized as often forgetting important things and details. "Our farmers like to forget important rules that must be observed. They like to neglect to prevent bacteria and viruses, starting from managing water. Because time is running, chasing harvests, water preparation is not perfect, seeds are spread by relying on the calculation of the day (tradition)," he said. In fact, continued Coco, it cannot be prevented once the disease enters the pond. And it will spread quickly. "As a result, the harvest immediately failed.
On the one hand, our farmers are obedient by not using any drugs that will make the shrimp rejected by the market," he said. Secretary of the Directorate General of Aquaculture at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Machmud said the level of acceptance was one of the factors driving Indonesian shrimp exports, including to the United States. "According to Indonesian exporters, it was conveyed that US buyers said Indonesian exporters were good and trustworthy. This has been proven so far there have been rare cases of rejection of Indonesian shrimp exports (cultivated). Added to this is the trend of consumption there, which can be observed from imports of US fishery products which have been increasing. first, it's shrimp," said Machmud when contacted by CNBC Indonesia recently.
Machmud citing BPS data, the value of Indonesia's shrimp exports in 2021 will reach US$2.23 billion or around 39% of the total export value of fishery products. This figure is an increase of 9.3% compared to 2020. The main market for Indonesian shrimp is the US at US$1.6 billion (71.6% of total shrimp exports), followed by Japan, the European Union (27 countries) and China. "The increase in exports, apart from the increase in shrimp production. Also due to increased demand, especially in the US market. Based on NOAA data in January-November 2021, US shrimp imports jumped quite significantly, by 22.2% compared to the same period the previous year," said Machmud . Where, the main suppliers of shrimp to the US are India, Indonesia, and Ecuador. In 2022, KKP itself is optimistic that Indonesia's shrimp exports can increase by 30%. "The export target is to grow 20-30 percent, to the United States the target is to increase by 15 percent," he said.
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