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        "id": 1648688,
        "msgid": "bps-records-national-farmers-exchange-rate-at-125-35-in-march-1775029855",
        "date": "2026-04-01 13:51:37",
        "title": "BPS Records National Farmers' Exchange Rate at 125.35 in March",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the National Farmers' Exchange Rate (NTP) reached 125.35 in March 2026, marking a slight decline of 0.08 percent from February due to slower growth in prices received by farmers compared to those paid. Rice prices rose across milling, wholesale, and retail levels, while harvested area and production of paddy increased significantly in February 2026 year-on-year, though projections for March-May indicate declines in both harvested area and output for paddy, rice, and corn. These figures highlight ongoing volatility in agricultural production and pricing, which could impact food security and farmer incomes amid economic pressures.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that\nthe national Farmers\u2019 Exchange Rate (NTP) in March 2026 reached 125.35,\ndown 0.08 percent compared to February 2026 (month-to-month\/mtm). \u201cThe\ndecline in NTP occurred because the index of prices received by farmers\n(It) rose 0.33 percent, lower than the index of prices paid by farmers\n(Ib) which increased 0.41 percent,\u201d said Deputy for Distribution and\nServices Statistics at BPS, Ateng Hartono, during a press conference in\nJakarta on Wednesday. In addition, BPS also noted an increase in the\naverage price of rice at the milling, wholesale, and retail levels, by\n0.54 percent, 0.96 percent, and 0.65 percent mtm, respectively. On the\nother hand, Ateng said the realised harvested area for paddy in February\n2026 was estimated at 0.94 million hectares (ha), up 23.62 percent from\nFebruary 2025 (0.76 million hectares). This increase in harvested area\nwas followed by an increase in paddy production. In February 2026, paddy\nproduction reached 5.05 million tons of dry milled grain (GKG), up 27.41\npercent compared to February 2025. BPS also reported that the potential\nharvested area for paddy in March-May 2026 is estimated at 3.85 million\nhectares, experiencing a decrease of 0.46 million hectares, or about\n10.60 percent lower than the same period in 2025. Furthermore, the\npotential paddy production in March-May 2026 is estimated at 20.68\nmillion tons GKG, down 11.12 percent compared to the previous year.\nMeanwhile, rice production in March-May 2026 is estimated at 11.91\nmillion tons of rice, down 11.11 percent. Further, the realised\nharvested area for corn in February 2026 reached 0.31 million hectares,\ndown 7.02 percent compared to February 2025. Meanwhile, corn production\nin February 2026 was recorded at 1.77 million tons of dry shelled corn\nwith 14 percent moisture content (JPK KA 14 percent), down 4.91 percent\ncompared to February 2025.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bps-records-national-farmers-exchange-rate-at-125-35-in-march-1775029855",
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