Exporting processed Swallow's nests is expected to improve the village economy

BOGOR – Head of the Indonesian quarantine agency (barantin) Saat M Panggabean officially released the 6.2 tonnes of processed Swallow’s Nest Commodities to Vietnam. The export value reached IDR 1 billion. Saat appreciated local entrepreneurs who have now developed the Swallow’s Nest commodity in a number of products marketed abroad. Sahat said the export of processed products corresponded to President Prabowo’s pursuit. With the growth of export value, it is hoped that the economy of the community will improve, especially in rural areas. “Again, I appreciate PT realphs for initiating the downstream of Swallow’s nesting products and market it abroad. Then market it via e-commerce. Hopefully we can show in the next 3-4 years that Indonesia actually has Swallow’s nests and the Swallow’s Nest trade controls,” said Sahat, Tuesday (14/10/2025). Browse to continue with the content “We know that Swallow’s nests are widely distributed all over Indonesia, in towns. So, if this downstream can go well, we hope the economy in that town will improve, the price of Swallow’s nests will rise. Now it has caught the message on our agenda,” he added. CEO of PT Realphood Winta Asia Edwin Pranata said that the processed Swallow’s Nest products exported already have their own brand. The brands of processed products are now registered in a number of countries, such as America, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and China. “Today is a very special day, not only for real foods, but also for Indonesia. I can say that today is the first day that our country exports processed products from Swallow’s nests, and not only processed products, but also with its own brand,” says Edwin. “The brand used in overseas markets is therefore realogy that we have registered in almost 6 countries. Therefore, this realogy will later be marketed as Realphood’s most important brand for products made from Swallow’s Nests,” he continued. Edwin said that processed Swallow’s Nest products are not just in processed form that can be consumed. With its extraordinary properties, Swallow’s Nest is processed in other commodities, including cosmetics that will be exported to a number of countries. “So we have provided many other products, one of which is in the form of Swallow’s Nest Collagen, and there are also excellent skincare products based on Swallow’s Nest, and hopefully it will also be one of our most important products that we will export to Thailand in December or January,” Edwin said. Edwin said that the processed Swallow’s Nest product that now reaches the world market is an innovation of the town of Bojonegoro. “This product was born of town, out of innovation and also the spirit, so that this nation can stand on an equal footing with other developed countries. Let us prove together that Indonesia is not only rich in nature but also rich in work. It was mentioned earlier that we can penetrate the world from Bojonegoro.