Statistics of Seasonal Vegetable and Fruit Plants in Indonesia 2018

The data of seasonal vegetable and fruit plants which is collected in Agriculture Survey for Horticulture in Seasonal Vegetable Plants includes 22 types of plant and 4 Seasonal Fruit Plants. In 2018, five seasonal vegetable commodities with the largest production in sequence were shallot, cabbage, chili (capsicum frutescens), potato, and chili (capsicum annum). National production of shallots reached 1.5 million tons, cabbage reached 1.41 million tons, cayenne pepper reached 1.34 million tons, potatoes reached 1.28 million tons, and large chili reached 1.21 million tons. The production of shallot, chili (capsicum frutescens), potato, and chili (capsicum annum), has increased in 2018 compared to 2017. Indonesia exported seventeen types of seasonal vegetable as shallot, garlic, red bean, cauliflower, potato, cabbage, radish, carrot, spinach, green bean, chili, mushroom, yard long bean, cucumber, chayote, eggplant, and tomato. Total value of vegetable exports in the year 2018 reached 11.82 million US $. Exports of shallot in 2018 became the largest contributor of foreign exchange from seasonal vegetables by amount of 5.22 thousand tons and FOB value of 6.29 million US $.