Cari English When the price of rice is good, the rice seeds are even eaten by rats TEKS › English›When the price of rice is.. the rice seeds are even eaten by rats Farmers in Cirebon struggle with rat attacks Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original Please note that this article was automatically translated using Microsoft Azure AI, Open AI, and Google Translation AI. We cannot ensure that the entire content is translated accurately. If you spot any errors or inconsistencies, contact us at hotline@kompas.id and we'll make every effort to address them TEKS The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Giliran Harga Beras Bagus, Benih Padi Malah Dimakan Tikus shows a rice field that has been attacked by a rat infestation in Jemaras Lor Village The rat infestation has resulted in farmers having to re-sow their rice seeds up to four times Farmers are also struggling to obtain rice seedlings for planting The high price of rice does not necessarily benefit farmers they now have to struggle to save their rice crops from rat attacks have difficulty receiving subsidized fertilizers The fate of these "food warriors" is like a challenging seed that is difficult to grow There are still some empty plots that are not planted with rice The seedbed surrounded by clear plastic is also no longer filled with rice seeds The plastic installed to prevent rat infestation was also damaged Several one-week-old rice plants also fell These are the traces of damage caused by field rats farmers have even used plastic to prevent rats from entering it seems these rats have become smarter and made holes in the plastic instead," said Toto (49) He and other farmers have tried using sulfur and burning rat hiding spots Also read: Farmers' Grain Prices in Cirebon Increase, Production Amount Decreases and police carried out gropyokan or rat hunting together Farmers stay up late in the fields until 03.00 to look after their crops Boringly watching the presidential and vice presidential candidates competing on promises to improve the welfare of farmers they actually heard rats squeaking noisily comparing the number of these pests in the rice fields he and other farmers put on raincoats and endure the cold night He has been doing this routine for over a dozen nights The required seed amount for his one-hectare cultivated land is 25 kilograms This is not including the cost of labor and staying in the paddies A farmer transports ready-to-plant rice seedlings in Jemaras Lor Village The rat infestation has caused local farmers to have to redo the rice seedlings process up to four times Farmers are also struggling to obtain enough rice seedlings for planting there are still 1,700 square meters left unplanted He is still searching for seeds in nearby villages and districts It is much easier to find banners of smiling legislative candidates around the damaged fields he also complained about subsidized fertilizer "In the definitive plan for the group's needs (RDKK) I received 2 quintals of subsidized fertilizer Fertilizer is available when rice doesn't need it," said Toto This is also not in accordance with the needs of farmers One hectare of their rice fields requires 4-6 quintals of fertilizer "I don't mind buying non-subsidized fertilizer it is priced at Rp 700,000 to Rp 1 million per quintal," he said Also read: Vision and Mission of Food and Agriculture of the Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates Farmers collectively displayed the mice that they caught or hunted together on Thursday (1/16/2020) in Panguragan Kulon Village The mice had been eating the farmers' rice seeds also complained about subsidized fertilizer The cultivator of 3 hectares of rice fields admitted to only receiving 1 quintal of fertilizer for each hectare although he needed 5 quintals of fertilizer per hectare he had a month to search for a loan to buy fertilizer this father of three children is still having trouble looking for rice seeds I have to go to Indramayu (West Java) to look for winih (rice seeds) there is still one box of 50 bricks (700 square meters) that has not been planted," said Daiman The distance from Jemaras Lor to Indramayu is around 60 kilometers The hope is that there won't be any imports during the grand harvest in May but the government ends up throwing in their imports Not only did he spend more than Rp 2 million because his seeds were eaten by rats the farmer was enthusiastic about planting because the price of rice was good During the harvest season of Gadu in September 2023 the price of dried harvested rice was above Rp 6,000 per kg he even once sold his rice grains for Rp 7,000 per kg This was despite the fact that the government purchase price for dried harvested rice grains at the farmer level is Rp 5,000 per kg Daiman thus earned more than Rp 35 million from his cultivated fields He wants to rent the rice field again," he said The cost of renting a hectare of rice field in his area ranges from Rp 18 million to Rp 24 million per year seeing the rat infestation and the difficulty in obtaining subsidized fertilizer Daiman is worried that he won't be able to rent the land next year." Farmers are transporting urea fertilizer at a kiosk in Panguragan District Over 400 hectares of rice fields in the area are at risk of not being fertilized due to the difficulty in obtaining subsidised fertilizers stated that rat attacks also occur in other rice centers is due to the planting season being delayed from the usual start in November to January due to the rain rain was still scarce in the northern coast of West Java the price of unhusked rice from farmers still remains above Rp9,000 per kg not only are farmers struggling to find rice seeds and fertilizer but small-scale rice milling businesses are also unable to afford the price of the unhusked rice." "I have not purchased (unhusked rice) for nearly two months I am afraid that I won't be able to sell it The price of rice will be Rp 14,000 per kg The price of medium-grade rice is currently around Rp 13,000 per kg which ranges from Rp 10,900 to Rp 11,800 per kg according to zoning Also read: Safari to West Java, Ganjar Meets Farmers and Millennials H Jumair displayed a pile of rice at his rice milling factory in Bulak Village which is capable of milling 50 tons of rice at once currently only contains about 5 tons of rice Jumair predicts that the prices of rice and rice grains can still rise again farmers' rice harvest is now in high demand for large-scale milling operations that offer high prices the price of farmers' rice harvest was still at Rp 5,800 per kg but large-scale milling operations set the price at Rp 7,400 per kg Please note that if the article contains any of the forbidden words listed above they should be kept in their original Bahasa Indonesia form "Big investors should not seek paddy from farmers they should create their own fields to increase production and set their own prices," he stated Also read: Prabowo Promises to Meet Farmers' Needs Officials inspected subsidized fertilizer at the Pupuk Warehouse Line III Kedawung Cirebon PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero) has prepared a stock of subsidized fertilizer in Cirebon Regency consisting of 13,240 tons of urea and 1,947 tons of NPK fertilizer the government plans to import more than 2 million tons of rice "The hope is that the import won't come during the major harvest in May We don't want to have a large harvest but the government is pouring in imports Head of Food Crops Division at the Agriculture Office of Cirebon Regency stated that the El Nino phenomenon last year affected rice production This figure decreased compared to the previous year Cirebon still has a surplus of rice," he said Rice production in the area with a population of 2.3 million people was recorded at 342,846 tons last year Also read: Anies-Muhaimin Campaign Together in Banyuwangi, Absorb Aspirations of Fishermen and Farmers Farmers are attempting to repair a breached embankment at the Wates River in Panguragan Kulon Village Several parts of the river embankment broke causing floods to inundate the farmers' fields The company claims that there is no significant problem in terms of production the requirements for candidate farmers and candidate locations must be met first," said Samsina he assessed that a similar phenomenon had occurred in a number of regions noted that up to the third week of January 2024 there were 247 districts/cities in Indonesia that experienced an increase in rice prices The average price of rice is IDR 13,260 per kg (Kompas Jumair believes that a solution to the issue of rice prices requires government policy but also ensuring that its trade is not dominated by big investors and solving problems concerning pests and subsidized fertilizer shortages "I was so angry about fertilizer that a friend from Indramayu sent a message later he wanted to make his own fertilizer from animal waste they were thrown at legislative candidates who only promised to improve the welfare of farmers," he said laughing.