Due to frequent rain and plant diseases and pests, the rice production for this year is expected to be 3.55 million tons.

At the beginning of this month, the expected amount decreased by 23,000 tons. The expected surplus amount was reduced to 142,000 tons. The production volume of rice harvested this year is expected to decrease from the initial forecast due to frequent rains and plant diseases during the harvest season. The Rural Economic Research Institute's Agricultural Monitoring Center announced the November rice monitoring results on the 27th, forecasting the production of 2025 rice to be 3,551,000 tons. This is 23,000 tons less than the 3,574,000 tons of expected production for this year's rice announced by the National Data Center on October 2. This result is analyzed to be due to the low number of plants compared to the survey at the end of September, following the spread of bacterial leaf streak due to frequent rains in September and lodging and sprouting caused by heavy rains in October. Accordingly, the expected surplus amount of 2025 rice is estimated to be 142,000 tons, which is less ...