In the first quarter of 2019, Indonesia's coffee export exceeded 22.86 million US dollars. Is Aceh coffee good?

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In the first quarter of 2019, the export value of coffee produced on the plateau in central Aceh exceeded 311.04%, totaling US $22.86 million, a substantial increase over the same period in 2018.

"in March this year, Aceh's coffee exports reached US $7.85 million, or US $22.86 million in the last three months," Wahyudin, director of the Aceh Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), told reporters in Wanda Aceh.

He explained that between January and March 2019, exports of coffee, tea and spice products collectively known as "Serambi Mekkah" in Aceh exceeded US $5.56 million.

The above-mentioned commodities have been exported to 17 countries, and the more consumption is favored, so that they can contribute 30.41% to exports, second to Aceh's coal exports of US $40.05 million, or 53.28% of Aceh's total exports of US $75.18 million.

The increase in arabika coffee exports is due to the fact that most of the international world prefers coffee in the form of beans, which is not roasted and contains authentic caffeine.

"Unfortunately, in the first quarter, coffee exports were exported through ports outside Aceh, such as the port of Belawan in Medan, Jiangsu Province, while most of the destinations for coffee exports were to the United States," he said.

He explained that coffee exported through ports in the westernmost provinces of China was not included in the five groups of export commodities, which were worth more than US $44.88 million in the first quarter of this year.

"the amount of commodities exported through Aceh ports, that is, exports of minerals or coal fuels reached US $40.05 million, or 89.23%, followed by inorganic chemicals exports of US $4.35 million, with a total export value of US $44.88 million," he said.

In 2018, President Jokowi said that exports and investment are two important projects that can strengthen our economic foundation.

"if we can do that and increase exports, we can solve the trade deficit as well as the current account deficit," he added.

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