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Indonesia’s coffee exports face safety and deforestation rules
Indonesia wants to increase its coffee exports to Japan and Europe.
Japan is a potential market for premium Indonesian coffee, but exporters must meet food-safety rules.
The European Union has rules aimed at preventing deforestation, which Indonesian coffee must also meet to enter that market.
At home, coffee farms produce about 700 to 800 kilograms per hectare, according to an industry representative.
That is below the figures cited for Vietnam and Brazil.
The industry group says better seeds, fertilising, farm renewal and harvesting could raise productivity.
It also says more reliable prices could support farmers and encourage them to grow coffee.
Meeting export rules and improving production are key challenges as Indonesia seeks to sell more coffee abroad.
Indonesia’s coffee exports to Japan and Europe face food-safety and deforestation-related rules.
Japan is a potential major market for premium Indonesian coffee, but exporters must meet food-safety requirements.
The European Union’s Deforestation Regulation is a challenge for Indonesian coffee entering the European market.
Low coffee-farm productivity is another challenge for the country’s export performance, according to coffee exporters’ association leader Sujonsen.
Indonesian coffee farmers produce 700–800 kilograms per hectare, compared with 2 tonnes in Vietnam and more than 1.5 tonnes in Brazil.
- Who
- Indonesian coffee exporters and farmers seeking to supply Japan and the European Union.
- What
- Coffee exports face Japan’s food-safety rules and the EU’s Deforestation Regulation, alongside low farm productivity.
- When
- The report was published on October 11, 2026; it refers to a discussion on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia, with Japan and the European Union as export markets.
- Why
- Exporters need to meet market requirements, while low productivity is a challenge to improving export performance.
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Sujonsen discussed Indonesian coffee exports and productivity on CNBC Indonesia’s Squawk Box.
CNBC Indonesia published its report on the rules facing Indonesian coffee exports.
- Indonesia farm output
- 700–800 kilograms per hectare
- Vietnam farm output
- 2 tonnes per hectare
- Brazil farm output
- More than 1.5 tonnes per hectare
- Japan
- A potential market for premium Indonesian coffee with food-safety requirements
- European Union
- European Union Deforestation Regulation applies to the market
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