West Nusa Tenggara will export 380 tons of coffee to Turkey and South Korea in July 2022. Exporter of coffee from NTB, UD. Blessings of Nature has received orders from both countries, to be sent after the harvest season in the middle of this year. The owner of UD. Berkah Alam Lalu Thoriq, explained that 240 tons of Lombok Robusta coffee will be sent to Turkey and 140 tons will be sent to South Korea. "This amount is what we are able to fulfill to Turkey and Korea, we will ship it in July. We are currently only entering the harvest season and the preparation stage. The export value of 380 tons of coffee is around Rp. 50 billion," Thoriq explained, Tuesday (26). /4/2022).
Thoriq explained that the availability of coffee in Lombok was sufficient to fulfill orders from the two countries. "Availability of coffee is sufficient, our land is around 600 hectares, it is very sufficient to meet export demand. Production so far has been supported by banks and also incoming investment," he said. Turkey's interest in Lombok robusta coffee after a coffee exhibition in Istanbul facilitated by the Consulate General Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) Istanbul. From the meeting, the buyer immediately made a contract with UD. Berkah Alam with a demand of 240 tons in 2022. In addition to shipping to Turkey and South Korea, UD Berkah Alam has since 2020 sent coffee to Canada. The quality of Robusta coffee which is considered good is in demand by foreign buyers. The potential demand for coffee from abroad reaches 72 containers or around 1,440 tons, but the current production of NTB coffee has not been able to meet that much demand. Data from the Trade Office recorded that the production of robusta coffee was 5,126 tons and arabica 730 tons.
