Indonesia Confirmed Palm Oil and Coconut Implement Sustainability Scheme
As a leading palm oil and coconut producer and exporter, Indonesia prioritizes sustainability across its vegetable oil sectors. This includes implementing smart farming in coconut plantations and smallholder replanting programs. Indonesia accelerates the transition to clean energy through mandatory biodiesel, aiming for a 30% mixture (B30) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 24.6 million tons of […]
What is Cocoa Powder?
Cocoa powder is an end product after cacao beans have been fermented, roasted and pressed to extract most of the cocoa butter. Here’s what you need to know about cocoa powder, including the different types, what to look for when purchasing and how to get the most out of the ingredient: Natural vs. Dutch-process Natural […]
Top 5 health benefits of coconut oil
Coconut oil is an edible oil extracted from the meat of matured coconuts and harvested from the coconut palm tree, a member of the Arecaceae plant family. Coconuts, despite their name, are technically not nuts but drupes (a fruit with a single seed). Whether it’s drinking coconut water, using the oil as a moisturizer or adding a spoonful […]
Coconut Oil Price Rally to Continue in 2022 on Boosting Demand
Coconut oil prices will grow moderately this year, following the fundamental trend relevant to all vegetable oils. The average annual coconut oil price is set to grow by 2.3% y-o-y to $1,674 per tonne in 2022 due to limited supply and rising logistic costs. The average annual coconut oil price is forecast to rise by […]
Indonesia earns US$549 million from processed cocoa exports
The rise in productivity offers a prime opportunity for cocoa processing industries. Despite challenges, such as the pandemic, the sector remains resilient, with exports totaling US$549 million in January-June 2020, marking a 5.13% increase from the previous year. Notably, nearly 80% of processed cocoa is earmarked for exports, contributing over US$1.01 billion in 2019. Variants […]
Indonesia to export 10,000 tonnes of crude coconut oil to Malaysia as demand keeps getting higher
Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province will export 10,000 tonnes of crude coconut oil worth US$17.27 million (US$1=RM4.18) to Malaysia early this year, a trade official said. Farmers and traders could take advantage of the country’s demand to boost export, Antara news agency quoted head of provincial office of industry and trade, Darwin Muksin, as saying. Farmers […]
Indonesia’s Cocoa Production & Export
The cocoa bean is one of the most important agricultural export products of Indonesia. In the past 25 years, the Indonesian cocoa sector has experienced massive growth, driven by rapid expansion of smallholder farmer participation. Indonesian smallholders contribute – by far – most of the national production, thus outperforming big state plantations and large private […]
What Are Spices?
In the culinary arts, the word spice refers to any dried part of a plant, other than the leaves, used for seasoning and flavoring a recipe, but not used as the main ingredient. Why not the leaves? Because the green leafy parts of plants used in this way are considered herbs. Every other part of the […]
Indonesia’s Black Pepper Export Up 44.5% to US$17mn in Q1
Indonesia’s black pepper exports from January to March 2022 reached US$17 million. The figure reflects a 44.05 percent year-on-year (yoy) increase from the first quarter of 2021. The increased export value of black pepper, both ground pepper and peppercorns, came with the 10.16 percent (yoy) rise in shipment volume to 4,850 tons. This continued the […]
Health Benefits of Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, is a light-yellow vegetable fat that comes from cocoa beans. Producers ferment, dry, roast, strip, and press cocoa beans to extract cocoa butter. Cocoa beans are grown in tropical regions around the equator — hot, humid climates are well suited for growing cocoa trees. Most of the world’s cocoa beans […]