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        "id": 1737921,
        "msgid": "protecting-farmers-government-unable-to-impose-export-duty-on-whole-coconuts-1778684067",
        "date": "2026-05-13 21:15:17",
        "title": "Protecting Farmers, Government Unable to Impose Export Duty on Whole Coconuts",
        "author": "Aprillia Ika",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Trade",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Trade Minister Budi Santoso has stated that the government cannot yet impose an export duty on whole coconuts to protect farmers who are currently benefiting from high prices of up to Rp 8,000 per nut. This decision comes amid complaints from domestic coconut product manufacturers, such as briquette producers, who face raw material shortages due to raw coconut exports and are pushing for export restrictions to boost national foreign exchange through downstream processing. The minister highlighted ongoing discussions with industry associations and noted that local buyers are unwilling to match export prices despite the high value added in processing.",
        "content": "<p>Trade Minister Budi Santoso, also known as Busan, has admitted that\nthe government is not yet able to collect export duties on whole\ncoconuts from farmers. He made this statement at the Ngobrol Produk\nIndonesia (NGOPI) UMKM event in Kemayoran, Jakarta, on Wednesday\n(13\/5\/2026). At the forum, Dewa, the Executive Director of the\nIndonesian Coconut Shell Charcoal Briquette Entrepreneurs Association,\ncomplained about the export of semi-processed raw materials that are not\nsubject to export duties. His side also demanded that the government\nfulfil its promise to intensify the downstream processing programme,\nwhich could bring more foreign exchange to the country. \u201cPersonally, I\ndo not blame the exporters of coconut shell charcoal or semi-processed\nmaterials. But will there be an export levy so that Indonesia can obtain\nmore foreign exchange?\u201d said Dewa. According to Busan, the issue\ncomplained about by the briquette producers concerns the export of whole\ncoconuts (raw coconuts). He said he has met with associations and\nexporters of coconut processed products several times. They demand that\nthe government stop the export of whole coconuts. \u201cBecause they need the\nraw materials. Yes, to make the briquettes, right. So there is a\nmoratorium like that,\u201d said Busan. The price of coconuts, which was\npreviously Rp 2,000, now reaches Rp 7,000 to Rp 8,000 per nut. \u201cThe\nfarmers are now enjoying the prices,\u201d said Busan. The National Mandate\nParty (PAN) politician said that his side had directly asked domestic\nindustry players whether they were willing to buy coconuts at the same\nselling price as to exporters. \u201cBecause the post-production value is\nvery high,\u201d said Busan.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/protecting-farmers-government-unable-to-impose-export-duty-on-whole-coconuts-1778684067",
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