East Java's Rice Production Highest in January-April 2022
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National rice production is projected to reach 25.4 million tons during the January-April 2022 period, according to the projection by the Central Statistics Agency (Badan Pusat Statistik/BPS). This represents a 7.71% increase, or 1.86 million tons, compared to the same period the previous year.
In January 2022, rice production was estimated at 2.42 million tons of milled dry paddy (Gabah Kering Giling/GKG). The potential rice production from February to April 2022 reached 22.98 million tons of GKG.
By region, East Java had the highest rice production during January-April 2022, reaching 4.75 million tons of GKG.
Central Java followed with the second-highest production at 4.58 million tons of GKG. This was followed by West Java at 3.98 million tons of GKG, South Sulawesi at 2.26 million tons of GKG, and South Sumatra at 1.39 million tons of GKG.
BPS also noted that if rice production is converted into milled rice, then the production during January-April 2022 is equivalent to 14.62 million tons of milled rice. This figure is up 7.6% from the same period the previous year.
(Read More: BPS Projects 7.7% Increase in Rice Production January-April 2022)
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