Coconut Prices Are Dropping

One of the activities in the agricultural sector that significantly contributes to the economy of Tanjung Jabung Barat is plantations. Coconut is the commodity with the second highest production after palm oil. Besides

In addition, West Tanjung Jabung Regency also occupies the second position of the largest coconut-producing district in Jambi Province, by contributing 48 percent of coconut production in 2021.

However, from the results of the Rural Price Survey which is routinely carried out by the Central Statistics Agency of Tanjung Jabung Barat every month, it was found that in August 2022, the average price of coconut in Tanjung Jabung Barat Regency again decreased.

Currently, the average coconut is priced at IDR 1,500.00 per grain, this figure is down by 44% compared to the price of coconut at the beginning of 2022 (BPS Tanjung Jabung Barat, 2022).

Now the coconut is harvesting, so the factory cannot accommodate all the coconut products from the farmers, said H. Juli, a respondent from the Rural Price Survey who also acts as a collector of coconut and copra in Tungkal Ilir District.

Sumardi, a coconut farmer from Teluk Nilau Village, added that coconut production is high but demand from Java is lacking, causing coconut entrepreneurs from Jambi not to dare to buy coconuts at high prices. (Jambi/BPS data for West Tanjung Jabung Regency)