Editorial Team 

JAKARTA – The Central Statistics Agency or BPS estimates that rice production in August-October 2026 reached 9.33 million tons. The figure fell slightly by 0.90 percent compared to the same period last year.

BPS Distribution and Services Statistics Deputy Ateng Hartono, quoted from ANTARA, Tuesday, September 1, said the potential area of rice harvest in the period is estimated to reach 3.07 million hectares, down 1.29 percent compared to August-October 2025.

This estimate is in line with the potential rice production of 16.18 million tons of milled dry paddy or GKG.

In July 2026, the area of rice harvest was recorded at 0.93 million hectares, down 1.05 percent from July 2025 which reached 0.94 million hectares.

Rice production in the same month is estimated at 4.75 million tons of GKG, down 1 percent from 4.80 million tons of GKG in July last year.

Rice production in July 2026 also fell 0.99 percent to 2.74 million tons.

However, cumulatively, the area of rice harvest from January to July 2026 is still growing. BPS recorded the harvest area to reach 7.24 million hectares, up 0.57 percent compared to the same period last year.

BPS also recorded a decline in corn production in July 2026. The corn harvest area was recorded at 0.23 million hectares, down 6.06 percent from July 2025.

The production of dry corn with a water content of 14 percent is estimated at 1.38 million tons, down 6.33 percent from July last year.

Even so, cumulatively the production of dry corn pipilan from January to July 2026 reached 10.08 million tons, up 0.45 percent compared to the same period in 2025.

On the other hand, the national farmer exchange rate or NTP in August 2026 reached 129.19, up 1.05 percent from July.

In the same month, the average rice price also rose at all levels. Prices at the mill increased 1.32 percent, wholesale 0.80 percent, and retail 0.42 percent on a monthly basis.

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Published Date: September 2, 2026