| dc.description.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. | en_US |