These Are the Five Top Fruit Commodities in Southeast Sulawesi in 2020

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Southeast Sulawesi had five leading annual fruit commodities in 2020: bananas, Siamese oranges/keprok, mangoes, papayas, and rambutans.

Of these five commodities, banana production was the largest, reaching 680,267 quintals. This figure is up 54.7% from the previous year's 439,707 quintals.

Siamese orange/keprok production in Southeast Sulawesi was recorded at 502,140 quintals, up 84.16% compared to the previous year's 272,665 quintals. Meanwhile, 244,705 quintals of mangoes were produced in Southeast Sulawesi, a 26.16% increase from the previous year's 193,959 quintals.

Next, papaya production amounted to 176,291 quintals, or a 90.9% increase compared to the previous year's 92,312 quintals. Meanwhile, rambutan production in Southeast Sulawesi reached 153,175 quintals, up 17.9% from the previous year's 129,850 quintals.

The largest banana production was in Konawe Selatan Regency at 149,400 quintals (21.96%), Muna Regency at 105,272 quintals (15.48%), and Buton Selatan Regency at 104,880 quintals (15.42%).

Meanwhile, the largest Siamese orange/keprok production was in Konawe Selatan Regency at 299,072 quintals (59.56%), Konawe Regency at 106,400 quintals (21.19%), and Kolaka Regency at 56,275 quintals (11.21%).

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