According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia's rice import volume from January to November 2018 reached 2.2 million tons, a significant increase compared to the January-December 2017 period, which only reached 305,750 tons. Similarly, the value of rice imports in the first 11 months of 2018 increased to US$1.02 billion compared to US$143.65 million for the whole of 2017.
Meanwhile, Indonesia's rice export volume from January to November 2018 decreased to 3,196 tons from 3,555.3 tons during the January-December 2017 period. Similarly, the value of rice exports in 2018 fell to US$1.45 million from US$3.25 million in the previous year.
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