# Gorontalo Corn Price Set at Rp 5,500 per Kg as Farmers Squeezed by Drought Costs That Have Doubled

> The government set a farm-gate corn price of Rp 5,500 per kilogram in Gorontalo, down from about Rp 7,000 earlier, and farmers say drought has doubled their production costs. BPS data show 2026 dried shelled corn output in Gorontalo is forecast to fall 19.69% to 524.64 thousand tonnes, and some farmers in Boalemo reported crop failures.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T13:37:34.815Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101340-gorontalo-corn-price-set-at-rp-5-500-per-kg-as-farmers-squeezed-by-drought
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven output losses in a major corn province tighten local supply and support prices, but the lower official farm-gate price limits farmers' response. Impact on national feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-28 | [Argentine farmers protest tax, currency policies as drought weighs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13980-argentine-farmers-protest-tax-currency-policies-as-drought-weighs-reuters.md) | +0.9% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Lower feed costs to protect hog raisers from low farmgate prices - DA \| GMA News Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/209-lower-feed-costs-to-protect-hog-raisers-from-low-farmgate-prices-da-gma-news.md) | -0.5% | — |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Indian distillers seek 9% corn ethanol price hike as feedstock costs surge \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2890-indian-distillers-seek-9-corn-ethanol-price-hike-as-feedstock-costs-surge-world.md) | -0.5% | — |
| CORN | 2019-07-01 | [Farmers give new dairy safety net a try \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4200-farmers-give-new-dairy-safety-net-a-try-capital-press.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-10-01 | [New Nafta Has American Corn Farmers Breathing Easier - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62572-new-nafta-has-american-corn-farmers-breathing-easier-bloomberg.md) | +1.2% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- gorontalo24.com: https://www.gorontalo24.com/detail/26999/harga-jagung-gorontalo-dipatok-rp-5500-per-kg-petani-terjepit-biaya-kemarau-yang-naik-dua-kali-lipat

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