Indonesian onion farmers hope production returns to normal in mid-July
Fresh Onion
Indonesia
Published Jun 21, 2022
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian Red Onion Association (ABMI) said that the supply of shallots is expected to return to normal starting in mid-July 2022. Shallot centers in the Java region will start the harvest season so that supplies are believed to be abundant.
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Chairman of ABMI, Juwari, said that in the Brebes center, Central Java, it is possible that the shallot harvest area will reach more than 10 thousand hectares (ha) with a normal productivity of 9-10 tons per hectare (ha). That number, said Juwari, has not been added from other central areas around Central Java and East Java. "If the supply is normal, the price will decrease. Meanwhile, we will supply the Jabodetabek area through Toko Tani Indonesia. We sell the farmer's price for IDR 41 thousand to IDR 42 thousand per kilogram," Juwari told Republika.co.id, Monday ( 20/6/2022). Juwari said that the current supply of shallots is actually not that scarce. It's just that there is a decline in production due to unusually bad weather. This causes the emergence of plant pest organisms (OPT) that reduce productivity to only 5 tons-6 tons per ha. On the one hand, since last month, there has been an increase in demand of around Rp. 40 percent from the previous year. This happened because ...
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