BANYUWANGI – A number of places are currently starting the planting season. Such as former sugar cane plantations in the Wongsorejo area. The landowners burn the rest of the sugar cane after it is harvested. This burning is to make it easier before the land is planted with sugarcane. The selection of corn is expected to bring quite good results compared to other crops.
Head of Food Crops Department of Agriculture Banyuwangi Ilham Juanda said, farmers who plant their land with corn is the right choice. Given the current productivity of corn is pretty good compared to other types of food crops such as soybeans. "One hectare can reach 6.5 ton," he said.
This result is quite good because the price of corn is relatively stable. In addition, currently there is no imported corn coming in. So it is estimated that this condition will last for quite a long time. “So far the corn is good,Ilham explained.
Compared to soybeans, the price per kilo of corn is indeed cheaper. For soybeans starting from Rp 6000 up to Rp 7000. Meanwhile, corn is around Rp 3.700 per kilogram. However, if calculated based on productivity per hectare, the economic benefits obtained are still a lot of corn. Thus, corn is still an option. “The harvest still wins corn," he explained.
