PART 2 - FINAL
#CLOVES #INDONESIA EXPORT FIGURES, PRICES
As the top producers of cloves in the world, Indonesia actively exports cloves to various countries. In 2017, Indonesia was reported to have exported a total of 9,089 Mt of cloves from which 95% or 8,675 Mt of it comprised of whole cloves and 5% or 414 Mt of it ground cloves. Indonesia on average exported a total of 757 Mt per month which peaked in February with 1,484 Mt. The total revenue of Indonesia’s export of cloves in 2017 was reported to be as high as USD 28.9 Million. Thus, recording an average price of the total cloves exported by Indonesia at USD 3,104 per Mt for whole cloves and USD 4,823 per Mt for ground cloves.
Year 2018 saw an increase in term of quantity of cloves exported by Indonesia. Indonesia was reported to have exported a total of 20,246 Mt of which 95% or 19,183 Mt of it comprised of whole cloves and 5% or 1,063 Mt of it ground cloves, recording a total increase of 123% when compared with 2017. The average export of cloves by Indonesia in 2018 was reported to be at 1,687 Mt per month which peaked in November with 5,132 Mt. In accordance with increasing in terms of quantity, Indonesia’s revenue from cloves export was reported to have increased by 252% to a total of USD 101.7 Million as compared to the previous year. Thus, recording an average price of the total cloves exported by Indonesia at USD 4,995 per Mt for whole cloves and USD 5,581 per Mt for ground cloves or an increase of 61% and 16% respectively as compared with 2017.
In 2019, Indonesia was reported to have exported a total of 25,990 Mt of which 96% or 24,971 Mt of it comprised of whole cloves and 4% or 1,019 Mt of it ground cloves. Thus, recording a total increase of 28% when compared to 2018. By the end of 2019, the total revenue of cloves export by Indonesia was reported to have reached USD 111.5 Million, recording an increase of 10% as compared to 2018. The average price of the total cloves exported by Indonesia in 2019 was reported at USD 4,289 per Mt for whole cloves and 4,346 per Mt for ground clovesor a decrease by 14% and 22% respectively as compared with 2018.
Furthermore, in the past three years export of cloves and pepper by Indonesia had been reported with an increase. Although Indonesia is the world largest cloves producer in the world, export quantity and value of cloves from Indonesia was reported to be inferior to pepper export. The total quantity of cloves export in the past three years was reported at 55,326 Mt whilst the total quantity of pepper export was reported with 142,082 Mt. Thus, recording the annual ratio quantity of Indonesia export between cloves and pepper during 2017-2019 at 1:5, 1:2 and 1:2 respectively. The total value of cloves export in the past three years was reported as high as USD 242.2 Million whilst the total value of pepper export was reported as high as USD 535.7 Million. Thus, recording the annual ratio value of Indonesia export between cloves and pepper during 2017-2019 at 1:8, 1:1 and 1:1 per year respectively
During 2017-2019, the average export price of cloves for both whole and ground by Indonesia had fluctuated (Table 8). In 2017, the average export prices of cloves by Indonesia was recorded at USD 3,263 per Mt for whole cloves and USD 6,780 per Mt for ground cloves. The highest average export price of cloves from Indonesia in 2017 was recorded in September with USD 5,439 per Mt for whole cloves and in November with USD 15,452 per Mt for ground cloves whilst the lowest average export price was recorded in June with USD 1,635 per Mt for whole cloves and in March with only USD 922 per Mt for ground cloves.
Year 2018, saw an increase in the average export price for both whole and ground cloves by Indonesia, the average export prices of whole cloves by Indonesia was reported at USD 5,062 per Mt for whole cloves and USD 9,008 per Mt for ground cloves. Thus, recording an increase of 55% and 33% respectively when compared to 2017. The highest average export price of cloves from Indonesia in 2018 was recorded in February with USD 6,256 per Mt for whole cloves and USD 28,845 per Mt for ground cloves which also occurred in the same month. Whilst, the lowest average export price was recorded in May with USD 3,506 per Mt for whole cloves and in April with USD 2,080 per Mt for ground cloves.
Contrary with 2018, the average export prices of cloves by Indonesia in 2019 saw a decreasing trend. The average export prices of whole cloves by Indonesia was reported at USD 4,333 per Mt for whole cloves and USD 4,526 per Mt for ground cloves.Thus, recording a decrease by 14% and 50% respectively when compared to 2018. The highest average export price of cloves by Indonesia in 2019 was recorded in June with USD 5,248 per Mt for whole cloves and in December with USD 10,714 per Mt for ground cloves. Whilst, the lowest average export price of cloves was recorded in December with USD 3,538 per Mt for whole cloves and in November with only USD 975 per Mt for ground cloves
Cloves export by Indonesia was reported to be shipped through ports and airports all over the Indonesia such as Java, Sumatera, Sulawesi and Bali (Table 9). Based on the port of origin, the top five origins for cloves export by Indonesia in 2019 were reported to be Port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya with 23,108 Mt (contributed to 89% of the total export from Indonesia), Port of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta with 1,204 Mt (5%), Port of Tanjung Emas, Semarang with 985 Mt (4%), Port of Belawan, Medan with 304 Mt (1%) and Port of Panjang, Lampung with 232 Mt (1%). Furthermore, cloves export from Indonesia was also reported to be flown through airport such as Juanda (Surabaya), Ngurah Rai (Bali), Soekarno-Hatta (Jakarta) and Kuala Namu (Medan) though its quantity was insignificant when compared to quantity of cloves export through the ports.
Cloves from Indonesia are globally traded in Asia, America, Africa and European Countries (Table 10). In 2019, Indonesia’s top 5 Country of destinations for its cloves were reported to be India with 9,638 Mt (an increase of 115% as compared with 2018), Viet Nam with 2,158 Mt (a decrease of 59%), Saudi Arabia with 2,100 Mt (an increase of 17%), United Arab Emirates with 1,820 Mt (an increase of 125%) and Pakistan with 1,559 Mt (an increase of 2%). In terms of value, Indonesia’s top 5 contributors for its cloves export revenue were reported to be India with USD 34.8 Million, Saudi Arabia with 12.3 Million,United Arab Emirates with 8.6 Million, Singapore with USD 8.2 Million and Pakistan with 7.0 Million
Farm gate price of cloves in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2019 fluctuated with a rather negatively outlook (Table 12). During that period, in several regency of cloves producer, clove farm gate price was reported to have recorded the highest price with IDR 100,000 per Kg (USD 7.0 per Kg) in January and February at Bima Regency and in January at Cianjur Regency, whilst the lowest price occurred in February at Ende Regency with only IDR 79,000 per Kg (USD 5.6 per Kg). Furthermore, the average farm gate price of cloves in most regions in Indonesia during January-April 2019 was recorded at IDR 85,139 per Kg (USD 6.02 per Kg).
This report was elaborated under the supervision of International Pepper Community and information provided by the sources below:
- International Trade Centre (ITC) - Geneva
- Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
- Agricultural Commodity Export-Import Database, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia
- Agricultural Commodity Price Information, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia
- Directorate General of Estate Crops, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia
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