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The quality of tobacco plants on the mountain slopes of Mount Sindoro, Sumbing, Perahu, in Temanggung Regency, Central Java, this year is better than in 2018, said Secretary of the Temanggung Regency Tobacco Farmers Association (APTI) Noer Ahsan.

"In general, the quality of tobacco yields this year is better than last year. Farmers hope that the weather will stay as good as this until the end of harvesting season", said the man in Temanggung, Central Java.

He explained that in the upper area surrounding Sumbing Mountain, the the tobacco plants is already ripe and ready to be harvested; while in the lower area of the mountain the plantation suffered water shortage so the farmers need to manually watering the tobacco plants.

Then in Perahu Mountain region, where the tobacco were planted early, the plantation are in remarkable condition and expected to yields more than last year.

He said that the tobacco varieties that planted in lower area or farms consist of Kemloko 3, 4, and 6; while for the mountainous region, most of them are Kemloko 2 and 5.

"For Kemloko 1, only a few of farmers that already accustomed to them managed to plant this variety, because Kemloko 1 has a unique aroma, but the leaf counts are very low", said the man 

He explained that if the dry season prolonged, the tobacco quality will be good and expected to be sold with high price as well.

"Based on the quality of the plantation this season, we hope that the tobacco price will be better than 2018", he said.

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