Analisis Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Ekspor Kentang (Solanum Tuberosum. L) Dari Provinsi Sumatera Utara

Abstract

North Sumatra Province is one of the provinces in Indonesia which is active in carrying out international trade activities and is very well known as an exporter of agricultural products, especially horticultural commodities. Potatoes are one of the main export commodities of North Sumatra Province to Singapore and Malaysia. This study aims to analyze how developments in production, domestic prices, international prices and exchange rates in North Sumatra Province and to analyze whether production, domestic prices, international prices and the rupiah exchange rate to export destination countries affect the export volume of potatoes from North Sumatra Province. The data used in this study are secondary data from the first quarter of 2016 to the fourth quarter of 2022 (time series) and two export destination countries, namely Singapore and Malaysia (cross section). The research method uses Panel Data Regression Analysis. The results of the study show that developments in production, domestic prices, international prices and exchange rates in North Sumatra Province tend to fluctuate. Factors that have a significant effect on potato exports in North Sumatra Province are domestic prices and international prices, while factors that do not have a significant effect on potato exports in North Sumatra Province are production and exchange rates.