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Govt to increase processed seaweed exports
The government plans to increase exports of processed seaweed to get added value by promoting the growing seaweed processing industry to importers
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he government plans to increase exports of processed seaweed to get added value by promoting the growing seaweed processing industry to importers.
The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry is cooperating with Swiss promotion agency Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO) and has invited 15 seaweed and natural ingredients importers from several countries in Europe, such as Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland, to visit seaweed processing plants in Indonesia.
The visit started on Tuesday and will last until Saturday, said the ministry's director for foreign marketing, Artati Widiarti, adding that in November ministry representatives would visit Frankfurt, Germany, to promote seaweed.
Indonesia exported 174,000 tons of seaweed in 2012 worth US$177.9 million (Rp 2 trillion). Around 80 percent of it was dried seaweed and 20 percent processed seaweed, which was in the form of carrageenan and jelly.
The price of dried seaweed is $2 to $3 per kilogram, whereas the price for good quality carrageenan can reach $20 per kilogram, said Artati.
