24 Oct 2016
Previously they admitted that they were still dependent on Tawau Malaysia to sell their plantation results. They had to sell their palm oil at a cheaper price to the neighbouring country because there was still no company in Nunukan Regency that was able to accommodate their plantation results.
“One ton in Tawau was only worth 400 ringgit (around 1.240.000). Here it is 1.350.000,” said one of the palm oil farmers in Setabu Asri village, Monday (24/10/2016).
Asri admitted that the price of 400 ringgit was better compared to six months before. The owner of the two-hectare plantation stated that previously the broker in Malaysia only valued their palm oil at 1,700 ringgit or around 527,000 with the conversion rate of 1 ringgit to 3,100 rupiah per ton. That had not yet been deducted by transportation costs to Tawau Malaysia.
“We couldn't do anything because we could only sell the palm oil there,” added Asri.
According to Asri, the increase in the price of palm oil from 170 ringgit to 400 ringgit was due to the fact that one of the factories in Sebatik had started a trial run. Asri admitted that the existence of the factory had an impact on the competition of the price of palm oil in Sebatik.
Nonetheless, the farmer who had been engaged in palm oil for five years admitted that not all palm oil farmers in Sebatik sold their palm oil to the factory, but some of them still sold it to Tawau Malaysia for various reasons.
“There are two factories here and one of them is already operational. Since the factory was established, the price has increased because the farmers are free to choose where they want to sell it,” said Asri.
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| Editor | : Bambang Priyo Jatmiko |
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