Indonesia’s largest grower of Cavendish bananas targeting 10 pct increase in exports by 2020
JAKARTA – In line with the Indonesia government's goal to increase local fruit production for domestic consumption and export, the country's largest grower of Cavendish bananas, PT Nusantara Tropical Farm (NTF), is targeting to export 40 percent of its total fruits production under its Sunpride brand to China, India, Japan, Korea, and the Middle East by 2020 from its current level of 30 percent, Oom Aulia Amrullah, its Office Strategic Management told Salaam Gateway.
“We want to quadruple our production capacity by the end of 2020. By that time, we hope to see a 10 percent increase in export volume,” said Amrullah.
For this year, the privately-held company has already produced 60 percent of its target of 65,000 tons, or 5 million boxes, of Cavendish bananas, crystal guavas, honi pineapples, dragon fruits and calina papayas, according to Amrullah.
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