Taiwan Becomes Indonesia's Top Vegetable Export Destination

Indonesia boasts a wide variety of high-quality vegetables with significant potential to generate substantial foreign exchange earnings. Indonesia's vegetable export market encompasses numerous countries across Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, and America.

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the value of national vegetable exports from January to December 2021 reached US$86.44 million, or approximately Rp 1.25 trillion.

This figure represents a 24.15% decrease compared to sales during the same period the previous year, which totaled US$113.97 million, or approximately Rp 1.64 trillion.

Indonesia's vegetable exports reached 86.95 million kg. This volume decreased by 33.64% compared to exports in the same period of 2020, which amounted to 131.02 million kg.

Top Export Destinations for Indonesian Vegetables in 2021:

1. Taiwan

Volume: 23,705,983 kg
Value: US$ 13,456,940

2. China

Volume: 19,032,560 kg
Value: US$ 26,762,892

3. Singapore

Volume: 13,771,826 kg
Value: US$ 11,416,212

4. Malaysia

Volume: 13,139,371 kg
Value: US$ 6,375,338

5. Philippines

Volume: 10,292,039 kg
Value: US$ 14,171,041

Several regions in Indonesia are renowned as vegetable centers, including South Kalimantan, East Java, West Java, Central Java, West Sumatra, North Sulawesi, and Jambi. Commonly exported fresh vegetables include lettuce, spinach, water spinach (kangkung), cabbage, and carrots.