The Indonesian Secretariat General of Agriculture, Syukur Iwantoro, hosted an official ceremony in Purwakarta, west Java, celebrating the export of 3,010 tons of mangosteens to China. He stated that mangosteen is one of the characteristic top-quality fruits in Indonesia. The export prospects look good. Mangosteen exports showed a visible increase between 2013 and 2018.
Syukur Iwantoro further stated that mangosteen made a breakthrough in many export destinations, including China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the USA, Australia, and several ASEAN countries.