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East Nusa Tenggara exports 24 tons of octopus to China
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East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) exported 24 tons of octopus to China in January. (Shutterstock/pelena)
East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) exported 24 tons of octopus to China in January at a total value of US$63,000.
“The 24 tons of octopus were caught in Flores Island waters and were sent to China through Surabaya,” said NTT’s fish quarantine and quality control station head, Jimmy Elwaren, in Kupang on Friday, adding that the exports were carried out by local company PT Okishin Flores.
Octopus was first exported to China in late 2018, with total export volume of 15.8 tons, he said
He added that the province had also exported other products, such as seaweed, to the country in January.
“We have exported 75 tons of seaweed to China that was harvested in Sumba Island waters,” he added, adding that the seaweed was exported in the form of alkali treated cottony chips (ATCC), with total export value of US$96,859.
Other maritime commodities exported from the province in January included anguilla fish (27.8 tons), skip jack (0.5 tons) and dried fish (27.8 tons). (bbn)
