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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Lampung Cocoa Exports Down 14.37 Percent

TRIBUNLAMPUNG.co.id - a long drought for some time past a significant impact on exports of cocoa Lampung.

Based on data from the Office of Cooperative export development, SMEs, Industry and Trade of the Province of Lampung to September 201.1 tonnage of cocoa exported only 11138.50 tonnes.

This amount is down 14.37 percent compared to same period last year which reached 134,457.70 tons.

The decrease in exports also affects the value. Recorded from January to September 2011 the export value is 354,517,404 U.S. dollars, while last year in the period 437 609 788 U.S. dollars in value.

According to the Head of Department of Cooperatives, SMEs, Industry and Commerce Isaac Lampung Province, the decline in export value not only locally, but nationally.

Even based on the Connecticut record export performance in particular is very disappointing month of August 2011, namely 82.5 million U.S. dollars fell 34.62 percent from the previous month which reached 125.31 billion U.S. dollars.

According to Isaac decline in export value because it is more influenced by the global crisis that has not been completed, resulting in lower cocoa products and derivatives. "The price of cocoa is also getting cheaper," he said, Sunday (30/10/2011)

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