MUNCAR – The recent rain has become the main enemy of tobacco farmers in Banyuwangi. Suparno and tobacco farmers in Kumendung Village are no exception, Muncar District. The high intensity of the rain caused the price of the main ingredient of cigarettes to fall. “Rain affects farmers' yields. the impact, Bako prices have fallen quite a bit, "said Suparno who is also the chairman of the Indonesian Tobacco Farmers Association (APTI) That Banyuwangi.
In harvest season 2013 then the price of tobacco is not encouraging. The price per kilogram of tobacco is only around Rp 20 thousand. even though, Farmers' economic price is at the level of Rp 35 thousand per kg. According to Suparno, weather affects tobacco harvest. ready, the quality of the tobacco produced is not too bad. Even, you could say the quality of Banyuwangi tobacco is not inferior to tobacco from other cities. So far, the share and prospect of tobacco in Banyuwangi is still open. Several cities are targeted for marketing tobacco from Bumi Blambangan, such as Jember and Central Java. (radar)
