RICE PRODUCTION, CORN, AND SOUTH SUMATERA SOUTH (RAMALAN FIGURE II IN 2013)

A. RICE

• Estimated rice production based on forecast figures (Aramaic) II in 2013 amounted to 3.59 million tons of Grinded Dry Grain (GKG) up about 298.22 thousand tons (9.05 percent) compared to 2012. The increase in production was caused by an increase in harvested area by 25 45 thousand ha (3.31 percent) and productivity increased by 2.38 ku / ha (5.56 percent).

• Estimated corn production based on forecast figures (Aram) II in 2013 amounted to 147.50 thousand tons of dry shelled oil, up by 34.58 thousand tons (30.63 percent) compared to 2012. The increase in production was due to an increase in harvested area and productivity of as much as 2, 79 thousand ha (9.74 percent) and 7.51 ku / ha (19.03 percent).

• Estimated soybean production based on forecast figures (Aramaic) II in 2013 amounted to 8.76 thousand tons of dry beans, down by 3.40 thousand tons (27.96 percent) from production in 2012. The decline in production was caused by a decrease in harvested area of ​​2.03 thousand ha (26.21 percent) and decreased productivity by 0.37 ku / ha (2.36 percent).