The Agricultural Quarantine Agency through the Belawan Agricultural Quarantine handed over a Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) as a health certificate for 96 tons of coffee to be exported to the USA and Canada. This PC was handed over directly by the Head of the Belawan Agricultural Quarantine, Andi Yusmanto, to Arifin Ganda as the Director of PT. Orion Gandatama Perkasa as the owner of the goods at the coffee export detention event, Thursday (29/12). Andi explained, the Belawan Agricultural Quarantine automation system (IQfast-red), noted that in 2022, PT. Apart from exporting to these 2 countries, Orion Gandatama Perkasa has also opened exports to the new Netherland export country. "Throughout 2022 this PT has exported 5 times to the Netherlands with a volume of 108 tonnes valued at IDR 12 billion. We should be proud because coffee farmers in North Sumatra have also boosted their economy," said Andi. Andi added, this is in accordance with the agricultural agreement program to increase the threefold movement of exports of agricultural products. In order to increase the economic productivity of the community, by creating jobs. According to Lies Handayani Siregar, Head of the North Sumatra Plantation Service, exports of coffee commodities from North Sumatra have continued to increase to various countries. Both Mandheling coffee, Sidikalang coffee, Lintong coffee and Gayo coffee.

"There are eight coffee-producing districts from North Sumatra, and Sidikalang coffee and Mandheling coffee are the most exported types of coffee," said Lies. The export release was also attended by several related parties, the Head of the Plantation Service, the Head of the Industry and Trade Office, the Head of BKP Class II Medan, the Head of SKP Class I TB. Asahan, Belawan Fish Quarantine representatives of Belawan Customs and business actors. Furthermore, Andi conveyed that commodity exports trafficked from Belawan port until November 2022 reached IDR 28 trillion, which were dominated by plantation products. an increase of 3.36% compared to 2021 with the same period reaching IDR 26 trillion. "Data from the Belawan Agricultural Quarantine, for the period from January to November, which dominates is from the plantation sub-sector which reaches Rp. 26 trillion, the second is from the horticulture sub-sector Rp. 278 billion, from food crops Rp. 74 billion," said Andi. Closing the conversation Andi put pressure on quarantine as part of government policy to always support the progress of MSME development and increase in export destination countries.

Source: https://waspada.id/ekonomi/96-ton-kopi-asal-sumut-diekspor-ke-usa-dan-canada/