REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TAIWAN -- Coffee is counted as one of the potential export commodities for the Taiwanese market. Indonesia's Trade Ministry's National Export Development Director General Arlinda stated that at a business forum in Taipei, Taiwan, on Saturday.

"Coffee is one of Indonesia's main export products, considering we are the fourth-largest coffee producer in the world and ranked seventh as the world's largest coffee exporter," Arlinda noted.

The exports of coffee in 2017 had increased by 17.71 percent compared with the previous year. Coffee exports from Indonesia to Taiwan reached US$2.89 million.

"I believe it has the potential for even greater exports," Arlinda added.

Coffee bean varieties -- Java, Mandailing, Gayo, and Toraja -- are among the types of quality coffee best known in the international market.

"What makes Indonesian coffee unique as compared to other varieties is its unique taste," Arlinda pointed out.

Currently, Indonesia has 20 locations registered as coffee producers.

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chief in Taiwan Robert James Bintaryo noted that the imports of coffee from Indonesia to Taiwan had increased in the last three years since 2015.

Since 2015, Taiwanese businessmen have been invited to visit several registered locations as the best coffee producers in Indonesia, such as East Java and Aceh.

"However, until now, Indonesia's coffee imports in Taiwan are still ranked third. Hence, we should strive to continue to increase the sales and exports of coffee to Taiwan," Bintaryo noted.

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