N Sulawesi exports canned fish to six Middle Eastern countries

Manado, North Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - North Sulawesi in the first quarter of 2007 earned US$968,268 from exporting 462.05 tons of canned fish to six Middle Eastern countries, an official said.

The six countries were Yemen, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lybia and Jordan, the chief of the export and import section of the North Sulawesi provincial industry and trade office, Johny Rumagit, said here Tuesday.

The province`s exports in the first quarter of 2007 totaled US$135.92 million.

The exports went to 38 countries. The Netherlands took the lead, importing US$71.79 million worth of commodities from the province in the first quarter of 2007.

The United State came in second with US$14.29 million, followed by China (US$11.51 million), South Korea (US$10.82 million) and Germany (US$8.53 million).

North Sulawesi`s exports covered coconut powder, canned fish, palm oil, prefabricated traditional houses.