Sumatera Utara Province Farmers Exchange Rate April 2020 amounted to 106.41

• Farmer Exchange Rate (NTP) is a comparison of the price index received
farmers (It) against the price index paid by farmers (Ib).
• FTT is one indicator to see the level of ability / purchasing power of farmers in rural areas. NTP also shows power
terms of trade of agricultural products with goods and services consumed as well as for production costs.
• In April 2020, the Sumatera Utara Province NTP (2018 = 100) was recorded at 106.41, down 2.74 percent compared to the March 2020 NTP which was 109.41.
• The April 2020 decline in FTT was caused by the decrease in FTT in all subsectors, namely the FTT of the Food Crop subsector by 0.53 percent, the Horticultural Subsector FTT by 1.10 percent, the FTT of the Plantation Plant subsector by 4.46 percent, the FTT of the Livestock subsector by 1, 83 percent, and Fisheries subsector NTP of 1.51 percent.
• Changes in the Household Consumption Index (IKRT) reflect the numbers
rural inflation / deflation. In April 2020, rural deflation occurred in Sumatera Utara by 0.01 percent. This was caused by the decline in the household consumption index of the food, beverage and tobacco group by 0.11 percent.
• Sumatera Utara Province Agriculture Exchange (NTUP) in April 2020 was 106.86, down 2.92 percent compared to NTUP in the previous month.