DGI conclude HPP Rp 9,500/kg sugar

DGI conclude HPP Rp 9,500/kg sugar

The sugar Council meeting Indonesia (DGI) of the Ministry of agriculture on Tuesday agreed on a benchmark price of farmers or the cost of goods sold (HPP) 2014 Rp 9,500/kg.

The meeting led by Agriculture Minister Suswono and attended by trade ministers m. Lutfi and the Association pergulaan that took place was closed.

"HPP sugar Assignment (Rp 9,500/kg) has been considering the cost of staple production amounting to Rp 8.740/kg which is the results of the study among academics from the University of Gajah Mada University, Jember and Institut Pertanian Bogor," said Vice Minister of agriculture Rusman Heriawan at meetings of the DGI.

HPP sugar, he added, is the principal cost of production plus 10 percent so the figures obtained, i.e. approximately USD 9,500/kg.

Nevertheless, further Wamen, a quantity of the sugar is still the HPP proposed DGI to presented to the Secretary of Commerce to become Ordinances.

"HPP assigned Minister of trade should not be lower than the cost of staple production," he said.

On that occasion Wamentan says, the presence of Mendag m. Lutfi at the meeting is a positive thing that the DGI.

What's more, he added, the Secretary of Commerce declared ready to facilitate stakeholders in the sector pergulaan to sit together discussing HPP sugar.

Meanwhile Trade Minister m. Lutfi who do not follow the meeting to finish, as the Government said it expects the price of sugar will be stable.

When asked questions of quantity of sugar will be assigned HPP, Mendag has not stated definitively but not to burden the consumer societies.

The previous Chairman of the Indonesia people's Cane Farmers Association (APTRI) Sumitro Samadikun said this year there will be an increase in transport fare slash by 50 percent from Rp kuintal to Rp 8,000 per 12,000 per kuintal, while workers ' wages also rise adjust the increment UMR areas on average up 20 percent.

Therefore, he added, the Department proposed to the Government to raise this year's sugar HPP amounting to Rp 31.6 percent or 10.664/kg from the previous 8100 Usd/kg.

"This HPP Proposal assuming the sugar cane yield of 7 percent. That is, the proposals of our rational HPP, "he said.

Sumitro explaining since last year, the sugar in the HPP Rp p 8100/kg have been irrational, ideally located in the range of $ 9,900/kg.

According to him, it is based on the current rice price reached Rp 6,600/kg.

"Ideally, the HPP sugar to 1.5 times the price of rice which is currently in effect. So, if the price of rice at Rp 6,600