Amzul Rifin

The Impact of Export Tax Policy on Cocoa Farmers and Supply Chain

Since April 2010, the government of Indonesia has imposed an export tax on cocoa beans that aims to increase the availability of the cocoa beans for domestic processing companies at an affordable price. The objective of this article is to analyze the effect of the export tax on farmers and the supply chain. This study was conducted by a survey in North Luwu, South Sulawesi, which is the central production area of cocoa beans in Indonesia. The results show that, after the export tax was imposed, farmers maintained the same marketing channel, but margins decreased on the exporters’ side.

Analysis of Indonesia's Market Position in Palm Oil Market in China and India

The objective of the study is to analyze the competition between palm oil with its substitute and between Indonesias and Malaysias palm oil in China and India. An import demand equation using Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) is constructed. The result indicates that Indonesias palm oil is more elastic in China and India. Moreover, in China, Indonesias and Malaysias palm oil complement each other.

EFISIENSI PABRIK KELAPA SAWIT DI INDONESIA

Crude palm oil (CPO) is one of Indonesian agricultural products that are widely developed. CPO is produced by palm oil mills. This research analyzes the efficiency of Indonesian palm oil mills uses 2010 manufacturing industry survey conducted by the Statistics Indonesia. The efficiency analysis is done by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) with production value as the output, and production expenses, labor expenses, other expenses, and fixed capital as the inputs. It is found that 26 out 137 firms are efficient. Based on the capital ownership, foreign firms have the highest average efficiency score. Based on export participation, exporting firms have higher efficiency than non-exporting firms. Based on location, firms that located on other islands have higher efficiency than firms that located on Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Determinants of Exporting Firm: Case of Food Processing Sector in Indonesia

S A R I P A T I Vol. 10 | No. 1 ISSN: 2089-6271 | e-ISSN: 2338-4565 | https://doi.org/10.21632/irjbs