Farmer Exchange Rate (NTP) is a comparison of the price index received by farmers (It) to the price index paid by farmers (Ib).
NTP
is an indicator to see the level of ability/purchasing power of farmers
in rural areas. NTP also shows the exchangeability (terms of trade) of
agricultural products for goods and services consumed and for production
costs.In
June 2024, the NTP for Sumatera Utara Province (2018=100) was recorded
at 133.22 or an increase of 0.83 percent compared to the NTP in May
2024, which was 132.12.The
increase in NTP for June 2024 was caused by an increase in the NTP of
three subsectors, namely the NTP for the Food Crops subsector by 0.32
percent, the NTP for the Horticulture subsector by 2.78 percent, and the
NTP for the People's Plantation Crops subsector by 1.06 percent.
Meanwhile, the NTP for two other subsectors experienced a decline,
namely the NTP for the Livestock subsector by 0.14 percent and the NTP
for the Fisheries subsector by 2.03 percent.The
Agricultural Household Business Exchange Rate (NTUP) for Sumatera
Utara Province in June 2024 was 133.33 or an increase of 0.65 percent
compared to the previous month's NTUP.The
Grain Producer Price Survey in Sumatera Utara in June recorded 75
observations of grain sales transactions in 13 selected districts with
the composition mostly dominated by Milled Dry Grain (GKG) with 33
observations (44.00%), and Harvested Dry Grain (GKP) with 29
observations (38.67%), followed by Quality Outer Grain with 13
observations (17.33%).At
the farmer level in June, the highest price for grain was IDR. 7,900
per kg comes from quality GKG grain of the Ciherang variety in Serdang
Bedagai Regency. Meanwhile, the lowest price is IDR. 5,300 per kg comes
from Quality Outer Grain of Ciherang and Inpari 32 varieties, GKP
quality grain of Inpari 32 variety in Simalungun Regency.At
the milling level in June, the highest grain price was IDR. 8,000 per
kg comes from quality GKG grain of the Ciherang variety in Serdang
Bedagai Regency. Meanwhile, the lowest price is IDR. 5,350 per kg comes
from Quality Outer Grain of Ciherang and Inpari 32 varieties, GKP
quality grain of Inpari 32 variety in Simalungun Regency.The
average price of grain for the Milled Dry Grain (GKG) quality group at
the farmer level decreased by 1.55 percent from Rp. 6,878 per kg in May
to Rp. 6,771 per kg in June. Meanwhile, the quality group for Harvested
Dry Grain (GKP) experienced an increase of 0.56 percent from the
previous month, namely from Rp. 5,874 per kg to Rp. 5,907 per kg.The
average price of grain for the Milled Dry Grain (GKG) quality group at
the milling level decreased by 0.98 percent from Rp. 7,044 per kg in May
to Rp. 6,975 per kg in June. The quality group of Harvested Dry Grain
(GKP) also experienced a decrease of 0.39 percent from the previous
month, namely from Rp. 6,067 per kg to Rp. 6,043 per kg.
