PURWOHARJO – Para petani yang menanam buah naga kini mulai panen. It is just, they can't smile freely because the price has dropped. That dragon fruit, now many are sent out of town.
One of the dragon fruit farmers, Widodo, 47, from the village of Krajan, Purwoharjo Village/District, said his newly harvested dragon fruit was sold to several cities such as Surabaya, Bali, and Jakarta. “Kita jual ke luar kota,He said.
Widodo admitted to growing dragon fruit on a quarter hectare or of land 230 tree. That plant, now aged 1,5 year. "This has been picked for the third time,” ujarnya pada Jawa Pos Radar Genteng kemarin (25/9).
According to Widodo, Dragon fruit prices are currently falling, i.e. only Rp 7.000 per kilogram. Even though when the first pick, his dragon fruit ever penetrated Rp 20 thousand per kilogram. “Once sold for Rp 34 thousand per kilogram,He said.
“Setiap satu tiang panjatan, light him, it consists of four dragon fruit trees. And it, once harvest can reach 30 kilogram. With that harvest, in a month can earn Rp 5 million. “Sebulan itu biasanya bisa bisa petik dua kali," he said.
For marketing dragon fruit, Widodo admitted that it was not too difficult. Because, there are already collectors who buy directly to the land at a price according to the market. “The collectors come and harvest themselves," he explained.
One of the dragon fruit collectors, Sulistiono, who live in the village/sub-district of Purwoharjo, As long as the dragon fruit is still harvesting, every day you can collect about two to three dragon fruit 2,5 ton.
“Itu hanya di wilayah Kecamatan Purwoharjo, If you go outside the district, you can pass through 40 per day," he said. The collected dragon fruit, light him, will be sent to several cities in Indonesia, like Surabaya, Jakarta, Bandung, Bogor, Bali, and other cities, “Dalam sehari bisa mengirim hin gga 45 ton,He said. (radar)
