Jakarta (VNA) - StatisticsIndonesia (BPS) has forecast the nation's rice production will reach 32.07million tonnes this year, up 2.29% as compared to 31.36 million tonnes reachedin 2021.
Deputy for BPS Statistics of Distribution andServices Setianto said the October-December output is estimated at 5.9 milliontonnes, up 15.12% from the same period last year.
Based on production per island, Java islandcontributes the most as compared to other islands, with a total contribution of56.12%, or 18 million tonnes, of which 31.07% of the production is inEast Java.
Earlier on August 15, Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture saidthe country had stopped importing edible rice due to ample supplies, and onlyimported rice for industrial purposes./.
