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The head of the Central Kalimantan Statistics Agency or BPS, Eko Marsoro revealed that palm oil is still one of the main commodities of Central Kalimantan exports.
“The main commodities of Central Kalimantan exports during April 2024 were coal in the mineral fuel group, palm oil in the animal/vegetable fats and oils group, and zirconium, niobium, and tantalum ores in the ores, crusts and metal ash group,” Eko said on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Compared to the previous month, Eko continued, there was an increase and decrease in export value in several commodity groups.
“The biggest increase occurred in the mineral fuel group amounting to US $ 29.74 million or an increase of 11.74% and followed by the rubber and rubber goods group amounting to US $ 1.80 million or 146.34%,” Eko said again.
On the other hand, the biggest decline according to Eko occurred in the animal/vegetable fats and oils group amounting to US $15.76 million or down 39.77 percent.
“When compared to the same month the previous year or year on year, several classes of goods experienced a fairly high decline in export value in April 2024, except for the non-knitted apparel group,” he explained.
The largest year-on-year decline in export value, he said, occurred in the mineral fuel group worth US$171.21 million or down 37.20%, followed by the animal/vegetable fats and oils group which experienced the largest decline in export value, worth US$30.60 million or down 56.18%.
“Cumulatively, the export value in January-April 2024 decreased by US$555.63 million or 27.37% compared to the January-April period last year,” he said.
This decline, said Eko, was caused by the decline in the export value of several groups of goods. The mineral fuel group dominated this decline with a decrease of US$ 453.68 million or 27.28%.
“The decrease in export value was also seen in other groups such as the ore, crust, and metal ash group, the wood and wood products group, the rubber and rubber goods group, and the salt, sulfur, lime group,” Eko explained.
Meanwhile, the animal/vegetable fats and oils group, the pulp group, the leftovers of the food industry, the non-knitted apparel group, and the fish and prawn group experienced an increase this year.
Source: Borneo News
