RI may lose US$10m on poultry export

RI may lose US$10m on poultry export

Indonesia stands to lose millions of dollars in exports due to
import bans imposed by consumer countries on Indonesian poultry,
an association said.

Thomas Darmawan, executive director of the Indonesian Food and
Beverages Association (GAPMMI) told The Jakarta Post on Monday
that prior to the import bans, Indonesia exported chicken to
Japan, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore and Malaysia, reaping an
estimated revenue of between US$5 million and $6 million last
year.

Aside from meat, he said, Indonesia also exported day-old
chickens (DOC) and eggs to East Timor, Thailand and Brunei
Darussalam, generating an estimated revenue of $5 million in
2003.

All the countries have slapped import bans on Indonesian
poultry following the outbreak of avian influenza, which had
killed 4.7 million chickens in the country as of last week.

According to GAPMMI, domestic poultry (chicken and duck)
production reached 1,073,000 tons last year, while eggs reached
1,060,000 tons. -- JP