Rice production in 2015 (Prediction I) is estimated at 4.11 million tons of GKG, up by 434.77 thousand tons (11.85 percent) compared to 2014

Abstraction
A. PADI

™ 2014 rice production (Fixed Rate) of 3.67 million tons of milled dry grain (GKG), decreased by 6.29 thousand tons (0.17 percent) compared to 2013. The decline in production was caused by a decrease in productivity of 0.70 quintals / hectare (1.52 percent), while the harvested area increased by 10.86 thousand hectares (1.36 percent).

™ 2015 rice production (forecast number I) is estimated at 4.11 million tons of MPD, up by 434.77 thousand tons (11.85 percent) compared to 2014. This increase in production is estimated due to an increase in harvest area and productivity of each respectively 26.69 thousand hectares (3.29 percent) and 3.75 quintals / hectare (8.29 percent).

 

B. CORN

™ 2014 corn production (Fixed Rate) of 191.97 thousand dry shelled tons, up by 24.52 thousand tons (14.64 percent) compared to 2013. Increased production was due to an increase in productivity of 8.68 quintals / hectare (16 , 88 percent), while the harvested area decreased by 619 hectares (1.90 percent).

™ 2015 maize production (forecast number I) is estimated at 207.23 thousand dry shelled tons, up by 15.26 thousand tons (7.95 percent) compared to 2014. The increase in corn production is estimated due to an increase in harvest area and productivity of each -one of 59 hectares (0.18 percent) and 4.65 quintal / hectare (7.74 percent).

C. SOY

™ 2014 soybean production (Fixed Rate) of 12.55 thousand tons of dry seeds, up by 7.41 thousand tons (144.16 percent) compared to 2013. The increase in production was caused by an increase in harvested area of ​​3.67 thousand hectares (103 , 06 percent) and its productivity also increased by 2.92 quintals / hectare (20.25 percent).

™ 2015 soybean production (forecast number I) was 14.09 thousand tons of dry seeds, up 1.54 thousand tons (12.26 percent) compared to 2014. The increase in production was caused by an increase in harvested area of ​​1.27 thousand hectares (17 , 51 percent), while productivity decreased by 0.77 quintal / hectare (4.44 percent).