BPS Forecasts Central Java Rice Production at 5.14 Million Tonnes in 2026

Semarang, Central Java (ANTARA) — Statistics Indonesia (BPS) forecasts rice production in Central Java will reach 5.14 million tonnes in 2026.

Said Ali, head of BPS Central Java, said in a statement in Semarang on Monday that paddy production from January to September 2026 was forecast to reach 9.47 million tonnes of harvested dry paddy (GKP).

He said the potential paddy production from October to December 2026 was estimated at 1.36 million tonnes of GKP, based on observations of rice growth stages in the September 2026 Area Sample Frame Survey.

The production is expected to come from a harvested area of 1.62 million hectares, he added. The harvested area is down 3.40 per cent compared with the previous year.

The total GKP production is equivalent to 5.14 million tonnes of rice.

He said paddy production peaked in March 2026 at 1.71 million tonnes of dry milled paddy, while the lowest output was forecast for December 2026, at 269,740 tonnes.

BPS recorded Grobogan, with 772,000 tonnes, Cilacap, with 762,000 tonnes, and Sragen, with 651,000 tonnes, as the three regencies with the highest paddy production in 2026.

Grobogan also saw a substantial increase in production in 2026, alongside Sukoharjo and Klaten regencies, he said.