During October 2018, the Grain Producer Price Survey recorded 50 observations. Observation was dominated by the Grain Dry Harvest (GKP) quality group. No group of grain quality of Dry Grain (GKG) was found.
The highest grain price at the farm level reaches Rp. 5,800.00 per kg in GKP quality grain with Ciherang variety found in Punggur District, Central Lampung Regency. The lowest grain price reaches Rp. 4,500.00 per kg in GKP quality grain with Emerging Varieties in Labuhan Maringgai District, East Lampung Regency. The price is above the Government Purchase Price (HPP), which is Rp. 3,700.00 per kg.
At the mill level, the highest grain price is Rp. 5,940.00 per kg in GKP quality grain with Ciherang variety found in Punggur District, Central Lampung Regency, while the lowest grain price of GKP quality group is Rp. 4,575.00 per kg with Emerging Varieties in Labuhan Maringgai District, East Lampung Regency. The price is above the HPP, which is Rp. 3,750.00 per kg.
Grain prices at the farm level fell in October. The decline in the average price of the GKP quality group at the farm level was 0.82 percent from Rp. 4,940.43 per kg to Rp. 4,899.69 per kg. With the same quality group, the price of grain at the grinding level fell by 0.78 percent from Rp. 5,014.72 per kg to Rp. 4,975.67 per kg.