Reaching 770 tons, Indonesian fertilizer exports increase by 60% – FAJAR –

FAJAR.CO.ID, BONTANG – Indonesia PT Pupuk (Persero) posted a positive performance until the third quarter of 2018. Fertilizer sales reached 8.95 million tonnes in September, an increase of 7% compared to the same period last year.

Regarding foreign markets, Pupuk Indonesia has successfully exported 770,000 tonnes of fertilizer and 439,000 tonnes of ammonia, with a selling value of $ 332 million, or about Rp 4.98 billion (exchange rate). $ 15,000). This figure is up 60% from the third quarter of 2017.

Although exports have increased significantly, the Indonesian Fertilizer Manager Aas Asikin Idat badured that the company has remained focused on meeting the needs of domestic farmers, especially the subsidized distribution of fertilizers. This is in line with the commitment made by the Indonesian Fertilizer to support food security.

"Fertilizer sales for the PSO sector, namely the distribution of subsidized fertilizer to the food crops sector, reached 6.63 million tonnes, an increase of over 300 000 tonnes compared to at the same time last year, "Aas said in Bontang, East Kalimantan. Saturday (27/10).

Throughout 2018, Pupuk Indonesia targets the distribution of subsidized fertilizer in the food crop sector at 9.5 million tonnes. With regard to exports, the company expects that export sales will reach 1.58 million tons of fertilizer and 630,000 tons of ammonia with a total value of 650, $ 56 million, equivalent to IDR 9.75 billion (exchange rate of $ 15,000).

Mr. Aas, however, stressed that his party's priority was to meet the needs of the food crop sector as part of a mission or public service obligation (PSO). "Export permits can only be issued if national needs and stocks are safe," he concluded. (is / JPC)