Prices Of A Number Of Plantation Commodities In North Maluku Are Starting To Rise

Clove Plantation in North Maluku/Photo: Antara

MALUKU - A number of agricultural product collectors in Ternate, North Maluku (Malut) stated that the prices of various plantation commodities such as cloves, nutmeg and mace are starting to rise, following high demand from various regions in Sulawesi and Java. Cloves in North Maluku are priced at Rp. 110,000/per kg, while nutmeg is Rp. 100 per kg and mace is Rp. 250,000 per kg," said Director of Modern Raya Ternate, Jhoni Litan in Ternate, Saturday, March 19. nutmeg and mace are the highest in the last few months. According to Jhoni Litan, the results of commodity cloves, nutmeg and mace purchased at a fairly high price, will be sold to several areas such as Jakarta, Surabaya and Manado according to buyer demand, even last year they were sold Therefore, he hopes that the commodity market will continue to improve and prices remain stable so that farmers can enjoy it, especially for Muslim farmers. in welcoming the holy month of Ramadan this year." If there is a request from various domestic entrepreneurs. as well as abroad in large quantities, the price will certainly move up," he said, quoted by Antara.

Separately, Toko Harapan Jaya entrepreneurs buy cloves from farmers at a price of IDR 107 per kg, for nutmeg depending on the presentation of quality because prices vary from IDR 50,000 to the highest price of 100,000 / per kg, while mace are priced at IDR 245,000 / per kg retail. Where, the purchase of cloves, nutmeg and mace after seeing the quality first, if the quality is good, the price will go up, while for nutmeg, if it is not included in the presentation of the quality inspection results, the price will definitely go down. Meanwhile, one clove farmer, Agus Moar, admitted when contacted. , the price of commodities such as cloves, nutmeg and mace usually increases when the clove season ends and demand is high, so the price also rises. "Indeed, we have sold all clove commodities at a price of Rp. high, but on average farmers have sold it to cover their living and operational needs during the harvest season in 20 21 ago," he said.