Agriculture Minister Suswono has projected Indonesia`s unhusked rice production in 2010 at 66 million tons, while the country had unhusked rice production surplus in the last two consecutive years. "The target could hopefully be achieved in 2010 considering Indonesian success in 2009, a 3 million ton rice surplus," the minister said in Padang.
According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the national paddy production reached 63.83 million tons of dried husked rice or up 5.83 per cent in 2008.
If converted, the amount is equivalent to 34-35 million tons of rice, and it means Indonesia`s surplus reached more than 3 million tons.
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