Jakarta (WNAM MONITORING): Deputy Agriculture Minister Sudaryono confirmed that national rice production in 2025 is projected to record a surplus of 3.5 million tons, ensuring sufficient domestic supply without the need for imports until the end of the year.
“According to data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), by the end of December 2025, rice production is expected to post a surplus of 3.5 million tons compared to last year. God willing, if everything goes as planned, we will not need to import rice this year,” Sudaryono said here on Wednesday (Sept. 10).
He explained that national rice production by the end of 2025 is estimated to reach 33–34 million tons, indicating a surplus of about 3.5 million tons compared with the previous year.
“Based on preliminary calculations, rice production this year will be around 33–34 million tons, with a surplus of more than three million tons, in line with projections,” he said after opening the National Seminar of Agricultural Students, organized by the Indonesian Association of Agricultural Socio-Economics Student Organizations (Popmasepi).
However, Sudaryono did not specify the exact production figure for 2024. He only underlined that production this year will be higher than the previous year.
According to an ANTARA report on Dec. 30, 2024, Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman announced that total domestic rice production had surpassed 30 million tons at the end of that year.
