The Ministry of Agriculture through the Samarinda Agricultural Quarantine appreciated the PKE Palm Kernel Expeller business actors who had succeeded in increasing export volumes significantly. Based on the application for quarantine certification for PKE exports at the Samarinda Agricultural Quarantine, in the first quarter of 2020 there were 18.2 thousand tonnes with an economic value of IDR 80.38 billion. This figure has increased 10 times compared to the same period in 2019. An encouraging volume jump amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Who would have thought that PKE, which is palm oil waste, which is obtained from the processing of palm kernel into palm oil and thrown away as waste from the palm oil industry, could become Samarinda's leading commodity," said Head of Samarinda Agricultural Quarantine Agus Sugiyono when handing over the plant health certificate , in his office.
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Agus explained, PKE or better known as oil palm cake, is one of the products derived from palm oil in the form of powder like soil. Usually used as animal feed in several regions in the country and also in the global market.
Currently, countries interested in palm oil cake are also increasing. From data on export traffic in his working area, Agus said the export markets in 2019 were only Vietnam and Malaysia. Now, PKE products from Samarinda have successfully penetrated Thailand, Japan, Malaysia and China.
System Strengthening
Head of the Agricultural Quarantine Agency (Barantan), Ali Jamil, explained that nationally, the trend of PKE export certification has also increased. Both volume and export destination countries.
According to Jamil, the success of this commodity in penetrating the global market is an important achievement. Because each destination country has strict technical requirements. It is our duty to oversee and ensure that the health and safety of agricultural products being transported must be fulfilled so that they are guaranteed in the destination country.
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For this reason, his party as the quarantine authority continues to strengthen the quarantine system. Such as inspection facilities, both laboratory facilities and infrastructure and the ability of its officers to be able to ensure the health and safety of products according to the export protocols of trading partner countries.
