KINERJA DAYA SAING KOMODITAS SEKTOR AGROINDUSTRI INDONESIA

Abstract

International trade has developed very rapidly in recent years. In fact, Indonesia' export reaches US$ 11,8
million in August 2010, especially from non oil export. That's the highest during the Indonesia's trade.
Agroindustry sector can be the alternative to open the opportunities of efficient market. That's refers to
achievement the economics of scale, due to using the local raw materials. Based on that, this research aimed to
identified the competitiveness of agroindustry's commodities. The data taken from the Standard Classification of
Indonesian Business Field (KBLI) in the Central Bureau of Statistics in 2009 and the Standard International
Trade Classification (SITC) 3 Digits from Comtrade, United Nations during 2005- 2009. Competitiveness
performance measured by the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), and the Revealed Symmetric
Comparative Advantage (RSCA). The result showed 3 commodities, namely 'non soft' vegetable oils (SITC 422),
natural rubber (SITC 231) and cocoa (SITC 072), that have the highest index of RCA and RSCA continously
during 2005-2008. Other outcomes indicates the decline of commodities that have Indonesia's market share is
bigger than the world's market share. Appropriate policies are needed to select commodities which have a high
scale economies and competitiveness in international market
Key words : comparative, RCA, RSCA, agroindustry