Indonesia’s fruits, bird’s nest, shrimp farmers hit by COVID-19 outbreak as exports grounded
JAKARTA – Indonesian farmers are left with an over-supply of produce originally intended for China after the Ministry of Trade on Feb 5 stopped all cargo flights to the People’s Republic due to the outbreak of the COVID-19.
Mulyanto, chairperson of Indonesia-China Commodity Exporters Association (PEKIT), told Salaam Gateway all 107 members are affected by the situation.
“This virus is hampering our businesses, all flights are cancelled and we cannot deliver our commodities,” said Mulyanto.
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