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North Sulawesi rice harvest area falls 7.52% in 2026
North Sulawesi harvested rice on 55,410 hectares in 2026, according to data from Indonesia’s statistics agency, BPS.
The area was 4,510 hectares smaller than in 2025, when it reached 59,910 hectares.
That is a 7.52% year-on-year decline in the province’s rice harvest area.
Harvesting was still under way in some farming areas, including Talawaan in North Minahasa.
A smaller harvest area is an indicator to watch for regional food security.
Monitoring land conditions and sustaining farm production are important to support local food supplies.
North Sulawesi’s rice harvest area reached 55.41 thousand hectares in 2026, down 7.52% from the previous year.
The area fell by 4.51 thousand hectares from 59.91 thousand hectares in 2025, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data.
Harvesting was still under way in several farming areas.
The decline is an indicator to monitor in efforts to support agriculture and regional food security.
- Who
- Rice farmers in North Sulawesi.
- What
- The rice harvest area fell 7.52% to 55.41 thousand hectares.
- When
- In 2026, compared with 2025.
- Where
- North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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North Sulawesi’s rice harvest area was 59.91 thousand hectares.
The area reached 55.41 thousand hectares, a decline of 4.51 thousand hectares from 2025.
- 2026 harvest area
- 55.41 thousand hectares
- 2025 harvest area
- 59.91 thousand hectares
- Year-on-year decline
- 7.52%
- Area decrease
- 4.51 thousand hectares