Production of South Sumatra rice, maize and soybeans Figures for 2015 were 4.25 million tons GKG, 288.78 tons dry grain, and 16.82 thousand tons dry beans, respectively.

A. PADI

™ 2015 rice production (Interim Figures) of 4.25 million tons of milled unhulled rice (MPD), up by 577.49 thousand tons (15.73 percent) compared to 2014. Increased production was caused by increased harvest area and productivity of each respectively at 61.84 thousand hectares (7.63 percent) and 3.41 quintals / hectare (7.53 percent).

 

B. CORN

™ 2015 maize production (provisional figure) of 288.78 thousand tons of dry shelled, increased by 96.81 tons (50.43 percent) compared to 2014. The increase in production was due to an increase in harvest area and productivity of 14.36 thousand hectares (44.96 percent) and 2.26 quintal / hectare (3.76 percent).

C. SOY

™ 2015 soybean production (Interim Figures) of 16.82 thousand tons of dry seeds, up by 4.27 thousand tons (34.01 percent) compared to 2014. Increased production was caused by an increase in harvested area of ​​3.91 thousand hectares (54 , 00 percent), while productivity decreased by 2.25 quintals / hectare (12.98 percent).