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31167
Wed, 11/19/2008 - 22:08
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RI'S SHRIMP PRODUCTION TO EXPERIENCE GROWTH UNTIL 2010
Jakarta, Nov 19 (ANTARA) - The international fishery advocacy Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) has predicted that ASEAN and Indonesia's shrimp production will continue to grow well until 2010.
GAA President George Chamberlain said in Yogyakarta on Wednesday that the world's shrimp production, which was dominated by Asian countries, would increase by an average of 6 percent in the 2007 - 2010 priod.
In his remarks on the sidelines of Indonesia Aquaculture 2008, Chamberlain said that ASEAN countries which would have good growth of shrimp production were Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Besides the three ASEAN states, China's shrimp production will also grow well while those of Bangladesh and Pakistan would be less favorable.
"Indonesia will still serve as the second largest shrimp exporter after Thailand with a volume of about 80 thousand and 100 thousand tons to the United States," he said.
He said that shrimp prices in the world market would however fall in the wake of the financial crisis due to declining demand.
Importer country such as the United States imports some 500 thousand tons shrimps per annum, Japan 220-330 thousand tons and France 100 thousand tons.
In the meantime, chairman of the Shrimp Club Indonesia (SCI) Iwan Sutanto said Indonesian fishery businessmen were still optimistic in the current global financial crisis.
However, according to Sutanto, the government needed to take several policies to anticipate the fall in the shrimp demand in the world world market.
"The government should among others intensively launch shrimp promotions in the world. It should explain to the world that Indonesia's shrimp products are environment friendly and no longer contain antibiotics," he added.
After all, the world market at present no longer trusted shrimp products from China because world consumers were worried about their health if they consume them.
Thus, Indonesia should take the chance by promoting the quality of its products, he said.
Besides, Indonesia should also increase its competitive edge.
"In order to create competitive edge the government needs to lower the price of diesel oil or provide diesel subsidy for shrimp farmers," he said.
GAA President George Chamberlain said in Yogyakarta on Wednesday that the world's shrimp production, which was dominated by Asian countries, would increase by an average of 6 percent in the 2007 - 2010 priod.
In his remarks on the sidelines of Indonesia Aquaculture 2008, Chamberlain said that ASEAN countries which would have good growth of shrimp production were Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Besides the three ASEAN states, China's shrimp production will also grow well while those of Bangladesh and Pakistan would be less favorable.
"Indonesia will still serve as the second largest shrimp exporter after Thailand with a volume of about 80 thousand and 100 thousand tons to the United States," he said.
He said that shrimp prices in the world market would however fall in the wake of the financial crisis due to declining demand.
Importer country such as the United States imports some 500 thousand tons shrimps per annum, Japan 220-330 thousand tons and France 100 thousand tons.
In the meantime, chairman of the Shrimp Club Indonesia (SCI) Iwan Sutanto said Indonesian fishery businessmen were still optimistic in the current global financial crisis.
However, according to Sutanto, the government needed to take several policies to anticipate the fall in the shrimp demand in the world world market.
"The government should among others intensively launch shrimp promotions in the world. It should explain to the world that Indonesia's shrimp products are environment friendly and no longer contain antibiotics," he added.
After all, the world market at present no longer trusted shrimp products from China because world consumers were worried about their health if they consume them.
Thus, Indonesia should take the chance by promoting the quality of its products, he said.
Besides, Indonesia should also increase its competitive edge.
"In order to create competitive edge the government needs to lower the price of diesel oil or provide diesel subsidy for shrimp farmers," he said.
