West Sumatra exports 36.3 tons of grouper to Hong Kong

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West Sumatra exports 36.3 tons of grouper to Hong Kong

Head of Maritime and Fisheries Department of West Sumatra Yosmeri is monitoring the harvest of grouped aquaculture in Padang. (ANTARA SUMBAR / ist)

Padang (ANTARA) -

Export of grouper fish from W Sumatra to Hong Kong reached 36.3 tons in two shipments in 2019.

"Last week we exported 16.3 tons. Previously, in June 2019 we also had exported as much as 20 tons," said Chief of the West Sumatra Maritime and Fisheries Department, Yosmeri in Padang on Tuesday.

He said the types of grouper that were exported were Beauty Grouper and Duck Grouper. The price of beauty grouper is Rp 110,000 per kilogram, while duck grouper is more expensive reaching Rp470,000 per kilogram.

The potential for export is wide open because the destination is not only Hong Kong, but also a number of other countries such as Singapore.

Yosmeri said it would continue to increase the production of the grouper fish in order to provide welfare to the fishermen.

He also continues to support efforts to improve the welfare of aquaculture fishermen, one of which is by providing access to the banking world so that fishermen have sufficient capital support.

Vice President Head of Network Service of PT BNI Tbk, Padang Region Office, Iwan Affandi, said that Micro Community Business Credit (KUR) has so far been more focused on agriculture and trade. In the future as the grouper fish culture develops, his side will begin to look at fishermen who cultivate grouper for export.

"Moreover, the commodity has been exported abroad so that the potential is huge," he said.

Therefore, he with The Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the West Sumatra Fisheries Department will discuss more detail the form of capital support for grouper aquaculture, so that it is known how much capital is needed to develop the cultivation. In fact, he plans to provide financial management assistance.

"Later we will discuss with related parties, what kind of pattern is suitable for the export grouper cultivation. Because if you use an ordinary system such as agriculture is not suitable. Moreover the grouper harvest period starting from 8 months to 1.5 years, "he said.

He said he would like to see the maintenance period whether farmers are able to pay installments to banks and others. Then, his party will also talk about the harvest time of grouper farmers so that they are not synchronized.

"So it is hoped that there will be harvest every month. Farmers are expected to set the maintenance period so that it is not all the same hopefully, farmers will have no difficulty in paying installments every month, "he said.

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Translated: Mutiara Ramadhani - Internship Student of ANTARA 2019