Competitiveness of Indonesian Mangosteen in the International Market

Istis Baroh,Null Author_Id

doi:10.47191/ijsshr/v5-i1-42

Abstract

The agricultural sector is the leading sector in the Indonesian economy. Mangosteen (Garcinia Mangostana Linn) or commonly called “the queen of fruits” is one of Indonesia’s mainstay exotic fruits. Since the 1970s until now the demand for exports has continued to increase, so it can be said that the mangosteen fruit is the prima donna of export which is Indonesia’s mainstay. The purpose of this research are to analyze the development of Indonesian mangosteen exports, the factors that affect Indonesian mangosteen exports and the competitiveness of Indonesian mangosteen in the international market in 2009-2019. This research uses secondary data form Central Bureau of Stastistics, Outlook and UN Comtrade. The development of mangosteen exports was analyzed using trend analysis; the factors that influence the development of exports were analyzed using multiple regression analysis and the competitiveness of the mangosteen in the international market was analyzed using revealed comparative advantage (RCA). The result of this research are that in 2009 – 2019 the development of Indonesian mangosteen exports trends to increase; the factors of exports are real prices (negative effect), exchange rate (positive effect) and Indonesian mangosteen is competitive in the international market.

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Indonesia is a country rich in natural resources and biodiversity
Indonesia is well known as an agricultural country because most of its population earn a living as farmers, where the agricultural sector is one of the leading sectors in its economy
The purpose of this research are to analyze the development of Indonesian mangosteen exports, the factors that affect Indonesian mangosteen exports and the competitiveness of Indonesian mangosteen in the international market in 2009-2019

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Indonesia is a country rich in natural resources and biodiversity. Indonesia is well known as an agricultural country because most of its population earn a living as farmers, where the agricultural sector is one of the leading sectors in its economy. The mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana Linn.) or commonly called "the queen of fruits" is a member of the Guttiferae family. This fruit plant is widely cultivated in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Myanmar and Thailand. This fruit plant is one of Indonesia's mainstay fruit commodities. In Indonesia, the mangosteen plant is almost spread throughout the archipelago. Since the 1970s until now, export demand has continued to increase, so that it can be said that the mangosteen fruit is the prima donna of export which is Indonesia's mainstay (Qosim, 2013)

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