Forecast Score I/2010 Rice Production, Corn & Soybean In Jawa Barat Province

Jawa Barat Province's rice production in 2010 reached 11,737,682 tons of GKG equivalent to 7,364,222 tons of rice or increased by 3.67 percent compared to 2009. Increased rice production in 2010 due to an increase in harvested area by 4.49 percent from 1,950,203 hectares in 2009 to 2,037,763 hectares in 2010. However, productivity decreased by 0.79 percent from 58.06 quintal per hectare in 2009 to 57.60 quintal per hectare in 2010. Meanwhile, according to the Forecast Score I, on in 2011 rice production in Jawa Barat is estimated to reach 11,436,334 tons of GKG or equivalent to 7,175,156 tons of rice or decreased by 2.57 percent compared to 2010. The decline in rice production forecast in 2011 is due to a decrease in forecast of harvested area of ​​4, 73 percent, while productivity forecasts increased by 2.27 percent if compared to 2010.