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[Caitlin]

Indonesia's Pearls Control 53% Market
The government will invite pearl experts in an attempt to farm better pearls.
Kamis, 6 Mei 2010, 17:27 WIB
Amril Amarullah

(indonetwork.co.id)






VIVAnews - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Fadel Muhammad stated that Indonesia has become the number one market worldwide that produces pearl reaching to 53 percent.

Therefore, to improve the pearl's quality, the government will invite pearl experts in an attempt to farm better pearls.

"It is expected that the prices for Indonesia's pearls, especially those farmed in Lombok, are good in the world market," said Fadel.

Meanwhile, Japan and other countries in Europe and America are still intensely seeking the best pearls in the globe. "The biggest pearl species found in the Philippines and Australia is from Lombok," he said.

The government should set up an agency which deals specially with pearls to maintain pearls' prices.


Coverage by: Edy Gustan | NTB
Translated by: Bonardo Maulana W

 

[pattye]

Hmm, interesting, find it difficult to believe that are that big a producer over China-------thanks for the info, Caitlin.

 

[SteveM]

Yes, another strange bit of reporting on the order of the giant Indian freshwater. Use of 'market' instead of 'source' would indicate at the very least poor translation. And then we've been reading of nothing but farm closures during the ongoing downturn?

 

[Caitlin]

Perhaps this article can be refuted?

 

[SteveM]

Perhaps this article can be refuted?

No doubt, but is it necessary?

 

[Caitlin]

The bunko-news file

I love to find local reports on pearls and I post them in Industry news, where most of them are quickly debunked. I have decided to move the debunked files into this thread.