Jakarta (The Indonesian News) – Indonesia’s rice production fell sharply in September 2026 as harvested paddy acreage contracted, with Statistics Indonesia (BPS) estimating declines in both unmilled rice output and milled rice production compared with the same month last year.
The harvested area for paddy rice reached 910,000 hectares in September, down 19.40% from 1.13 million hectares in September 2025. In line with the smaller harvested area, paddy production was estimated at 4.88 million metric tons of dry unhusked rice (GKG), an 18.29% decline from 5.97 million tons a year earlier.
Rice production was also estimated to have fallen 18.25% year over year to 2.81 million tons.
For the January–September 2026 period, the harvested paddy area totaled 9.24 million hectares, down 2.23% from the same period in 2025.
BPS also projected that the harvested area over the next three months, from October through December, would decline 17.75% from the same period last year to 1.54 million hectares. Paddy production during the period is forecast to fall 16.30% to 8.69 million tons of GKG, while rice production is expected to decrease 16.32% to 5.01 million tons.
he agency attributed the projected decline to the effects of El Niño, which it said is expected to be stronger this year than the 2023 event. Its impact is forecast to become more pronounced over the next three months. Nevertheless, paddy production increased during the January–August 2026 period.
Corn production also weakened in September. The harvested corn area fell 3.59% to 210,000 hectares, while dry shelled corn with a 14% moisture content (JPK KA 14%) was estimated at 1.30 million tons, down 6.46% from September 2025.
Despite the monthly decline, cumulative production of dry shelled corn at 14% moisture content reached 13.16 million tons in January–September 2026, up 2.73% from the corresponding period last year.
Source: Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
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