Early September, Rubber Prices in North Barito Regency Rise Thin
By : Hariyanto And Aldo Bella Putra | Sunday, September 03 2017 - 19:00 IWST

Kebun Karet Ilustrasi
INDUSTRY.co.id - Central Kalimantan - The price of rubber in North Barito regency, Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) in early September this year rose slightly from Rp 6.300 per kilogram to Rp 6.500 per kilogram.
Nordiani, one of the rubber farmers in Bayas hamlet, Teweh Tengah sub-district, said that rising rubber prices make farmers in this area re-excited. Because, the price of rubber in this area has decreased in the last month.
"The price of rubber back up Rp200 is enough to make farmers happy, where in the last month the price had dropped, inland Barito River is a center of rubber gardens in Central Kalimantan Province," he said on Saturday (02/09/2017).
The improvement in rubber prices was prevalent in rubber plantation centers in the district. Production of smallholder rubber garden dominantly accommodated among traders who came to the farmers' garden or better known as middlemen. "This could also be due to the act of middlemen who indeed control the farmers," he said.
According to him, the middlemen admitted the price of buyers adjusted to the position of selling price among traders or factories in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan government center.
"The problem is the farmers of this area is still dependent on the middlemen because until now there is no rubber factory, whereas the production of rubber farmers quite a lot," said Nordiani.
The area of smallholder rubber plantation in the regency, also known as the rich natural resources potential of coal, was recorded 35,646 hectares with dry rubber production reaching 18,696 tons per year.
The people's rubber garden is spread over nine sub-districts in North Barito regency.
Read Also
Ministry of Agriculture Utilizes Gamma Iradiator Technology to Encourage…
Minister Amran; Don't Play and Try Corruption
Export Trends in Agricultural Products Increased, Agricultural Quarantine…
Rice Import Controversy, Amid the Abundance of National Rice Production
Ministry of Agriculture Work Program, Spirit of Breeding in South…
Today's Industry

Sabtu, 04 Februari 2023 - 15:03 WIB
Don’t Let ASEAN Become ‘Proxy’, President Jokowi Says
Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi announced that ASEAN foreign ministers will kick off a series of meetings under Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship.

Sabtu, 04 Februari 2023 - 14:30 WIB
President Jokowi Welcomes ASEAN Foreign Ministers at Merdeka Palace
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo Friday (02/03) at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta received a courtesy call from ASEAN Foreign Ministers and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn.

Jumat, 03 Februari 2023 - 21:51 WIB
Qatar Airways And Airbus Reach Amicable Settlement In Legal Dispute
Qatar Airways and Airbus are pleased to have reached an amicable and mutually agreeable settlement in relation to their legal dispute over A350 surface degradation and the grounding of A350…

Jumat, 03 Februari 2023 - 19:31 WIB
Universal Robots reports record revenue despite global uncertainty
Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) company, has reported Q4 revenue of USD 85 million, bringing 2022 annual revenue to USD 326 million, up 5% on 2021. On a constant currency…

Jumat, 03 Februari 2023 - 17:19 WIB
Committed to Being a Net Zero Industrial Estate, Jababeka Inaugurates PLTS Atap and Jababeka Net Zero Forum
After announcing and signing a commitment towards a net zero industrial cluster at the B20 Summit at the G20 Summit series last November 2022, PT Jababeka Tbk realized a Rooftop Solar Power…
News Comment