Radarbanyuwangi.id – Papaya farmers can't smile. At the moment, the price of this fruit dropped drastically. Since a month ago, buyers only dare to bid Rp 1.000 per kilogram.
The price of papaya is Rp 1.000 per kilogram, actually not the cheapest. Previously, at the farmer level it once sold Rp 350 per kilogram.
“Now the price of papaya is destroyed," said papaya farmer Purnomo, 44, from Sumberbening Hamlet, Desa is cut, Siliragung District.
According to Purnomo, The price of super California papaya, if it's cheap, is usually IDR 1.500 per kilogram. Meanwhile, the price of mixed papaya, only Rp 1.000 per kilogram. Even if it drops, but can still return the capital.
“Fortunately, we can still return our investment at that price. If it's Rp 350 per kilogram, yes, bite the bullet, The normal price for papaya fruit is Rp 5.000 per kilogram," he said.
One of the factors in the decline in papaya prices is this plummet, light him, because of the harvest season. Not only farmers from Banyuwangi are harvesting, in several other cities which are also harvesting, like Lampung, Palembang, and Kebumen. “Supplies from several regions have caused papaya stocks on the market to overflow,He said.
Apart from the main harvest period factor, it's clear, The fall in papaya prices is also due to weather and disease. Such as smallpox and pussarium disease (fallen leaves). “If the rainfall is too high, papaya plants wilt,he explained.
So far, Purnomo said, he sells papaya to Jakarta. From 0,5 hectares of land planted with papaya, able to harvest approx 33 kilograms every day. “Papaya harvesting can be done every day or every other day,"he said.(rei/abi)
