Indonesia's rice production will hit a record high of 13.95 million tons in the first four months of 2025, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). The monthly production would reach 5.48 million tons in March alone before it would slightly drop to 4.97 million tons next month.The output had also grown 25.99 percent from the 11.07 million tons produced in the first four months of 2024. The figures recorded in early 2024 were also the lowest since 2018. In January-April 2019, rice production had totaled 13.63 million tons. This was still quite a decline compared to the same period the previous year when production topped 14 million tons. According to media reports, the government remains upbeat that Indonesia can produce 32 million tons of rice this year. National demand for this grain is expected to hit 31 million tons. In other words, this will leave a 1 million ton surplus that the country could add to its supplies. This would also mean that Jakarta would not need to buy foreign-grown rice in 2025.Source: https://jakartaglobe.id/business/indonesias-rice-production-to-hit-record-high-at-1395-million-tons-in-early-2025  (ICE GIACARTA)

Fonte notizia: Jakarta Globe, 3 March 2025