Jakarta, Oct. 24 -- Indonesia exported US$18.81 million worth of soy sauce from January to August 2026 to several countries, according to the Ministry of Trade.

The ministry's Acting Director of Service and Creative Product Export Development, Deden Mohammad Fajar Shiddiq, said the figure included exports worth US$3.77 million to Australia and US$3.3 million to Malaysia.

Speaking at a culinary festival in Jakarta on Saturday, he attributed strong demand for Indonesian soy sauce in Australia to the sizeable Indonesian diaspora community there, including a large number of students.

"We can see that there are many diaspora members there, meaning there are plenty of Indonesian restaurants as well," he said.

Shiddiq added that the large In...