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He said that the current land area is not too large tobacco, no more than 1,200 hectares of which are located in the District Humbang Hasundutan, North Tapanuli, Dairi, Simalungun and Tanah Karo with an average production reaches one ton per hectare. "It's still a low figure due to the needs of tobacco to cigarette manufacturers in North Sumatra have to bring it from Java," he said.
It is quite unfortunate because according to him the fame and the qualities of Sumatra tobacco, tobacco farmers should be triggered to continue to care and maintenance of plants in order to produce better instead berkinginan to switch to other commodities.He said that, with the actual pattern of the tobacco crop is a crop which the cultural heritage for generations yet to expand the tobacco was not done with a variety of reasons. Of which farmers find difficulty in treatment plants that are old. Replanting is not done properly. As a result, production has declined. "In terms of marketing management is still traditional in nature," he said.
Aspan added, when viewed from the farmers themselves who only has a land area of 0.5 hectares, farmers increase their income difficulties, especially if the selling price of tobacco has decreased in a long time.Exports IncreaseMeanwhile, the head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of North Sumatra, Suharno said, during the year 2012, the value of Sumatra tobacco exports increased by 13.93% over the previous year. Even the tobacco demand continues to exist from Cambodia, Iran, Thailand, Egypt, and Syria.
"The increase in export value is followed by a request although it is also supported by higher selling prices," said the MedanBisnis, Wednesday (6/6) in Medan.He said that the value of tobacco exports from January to April 2012 reached U.S. $ 82.34 million and the volume of 12 627 tons, up by 13.93% compared to the year 2011 with a value of U.S. $ 72.27 million and a volume of 10 989 tonnes.
According Suharno, tobacco exports every year is a production of PTPN 2 that did not participate in the auction because the current Brehmen pelelangannya directly performed in North Sumatra. "Tobacco is exported each month is a direct selling tobacco outside the auction every year," he said.
Mentioned, the country of destination to Cambodia's largest tobacco worth U.S. $ 65.012 million with a volume of 9547 tons, up about 8.72% from last year worth U.S. $ 59.795 million with a volume of 9547 tons. Followed by Thailand worth U.S. $ 10.895 million and the volume of 1528 tons, up 30.09% from last year worth U.S. $ 8.375 million with a volume of 1178 tons.
"Iran becomes the next destination for North Sumatra tobacco. Until April 2012, export value reached U.S. $ 2.233 million with a volume of 560 tonnes or 1261% compared to last year worth U.S. $ 164,000 with a volume of 44 tons," said Suharno. In addition to the three countries, Egypt is still there with an export value of U.S. $ 1.812 million with a volume of 447 tonnes, worth U.S. $ 634,000 Syria with 146 tons of volume and other countries worth U.S. $ 1.760 million in export volume as much as 399 tons.(Trnas/MB)
