REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MANADO -- Italy continues to show interest in coconut flour products from North Sulawesi with the European country recording considerably high demand.

Thirty-eight tons of coconut flour products were exported to Italy in the beginning of October, generating US$61,375 worth of foreign exchange for the country, "Exporters should take advantage of this opportunity," Head of Foreign Trade division of the North Sumatra Industry and Trade Agency, T Hasudungan, said in Manado, North Sumatra, on Friday.

Hasudungan hoped that in the future, export of flour to Italy will continue to increase. "Export of coconut flour to Italy is an opportunity for North Sulawesi to boost the seeded product's exports to even more countries in the world," he remarked.

Coconut flour is one of North Sulawesi's most popular commodities among foreign consumers, compared to other products. "The market for North Sulawesi coconut flour is spread well beyond the European region, and covers Asia, America, Australia and Africa as well," he informed.

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Compared to other coconut derived products, including Crude Coconut Oil (CCO), coconut flour has indeed penetrated more markets in the world, but volume wise, CCO is still predominant, which is why it is known to be the biggest foreign exchange generator for North Sumatra.

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