Welcome to The New Normal International Fisheries Trade!
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which put the entire world’s fisheries in a terrible situation and reduced purchasing power and consumption, the world had been put under lockdown. However, in the era of new normal international fisheries trade, particularly in Indonesia, actors in the fisheries industry are finding inventive ways to deliver its products to consumers worldwide, in a safe way.
After difficult situations, Indonesia may completely take part in the era of new normal international fisheries trade. The value of product exports is rising as a result of using both conventional and digital ways to trade the products, and the outcomes are encouraging. With a value of USD 2.74 billion or Rp 40.59 trillion, the surplus in the trade balance of Indonesian fisheries products increased 15.89% over the same time the previous year. The value of Indonesian fishery exports in June 2022 increased from the previous month to Rp 7.86 trillion, and you know what? The country is still a net exporter of fisheries.
How can Indonesia continue to engage in the ongoing new normal international fisheries trade era? What are the things that need to be heard and paid attention to in the current era of new normal international fisheries trade? Let’s find out together!
Indonesia Assures Product Quality in the Era of New Normal International Fisheries Trade
During this new normal international fisheries trade, the total export value of Indonesian fisheries products reached USD 3.06 billion or Rp 45.36 trillion in the first half of 2022, an increase of 18.18 percent over the same time the previous year. Meanwhile, the first semester import value was just USD 321.82 million, or 10.52 percent of the export value. Indonesian main commodities have grown in both volume and value.
This is because, even in the middle of the Covid-19 outbreak, Indonesia’s awareness of the quality of Indonesian fisheries products is strengthening. The presence of quality assurance of Indonesian-marketed products in the new normal international fisheries trade era is essential in order to build the world market’s trust in Indonesian fisheries products.
Indonesia assures that the destination countries that will receive Indonesian fisheries products are of high quality, of good quality, and are not contaminated with chemical, biological, or physical contamination that can impede trade in the era of new normal international fisheries trade. This is due to the fact that the quality of Indonesian fishery export products will determine the country’s competitiveness in the global market.
Anticipating Rejection of Indonesian Fisheries Products in the New Normal International Fisheries Trade Era
The level and safety of contaminants included in Indonesian fishery products must always be ensured prior to the shipment process. Indonesia is still attempting to enhance the safety of its fish products, one of which is the development of test kits for detecting hazardous compounds in fisheries products.
This development is necessary because it has the potential to restrict every product produced from capture fisheries and aquaculture from progressing to the next step and being used as export products. These products, in reality, contain pollutants. This is done with the hope that no country will refuse Indonesian fisheries products because they are sufficient to meet the requirements set by export destination countries in the new normal international fisheries trade era.
As an actor in the Indonesian fisheries industry, C-Fishery has always been able to serve the global market with high-quality seafood products capable of competing in the new normal international fisheries trade era. Not only do we ensure that every product we supply passes the hazardous compound test, but we also work with our blood and sweat to meet the world’s seafood demand for healthy seafood products! Contact our representative to team up with us! (Hanapus)
