The final production volume of rice harvested this year is confirmed at 3,539,000 tons.

Published 2025년 11월 14일

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[Korean Farmers' Newspaper, Reporter Kim Kyung-wook] The final rice production for this year has been confirmed at 3,539,000 tons, showing a 1.3% decrease compared to last year. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced a plan to quarantine 100,000 tons last month, based on an estimated surplus of 165,000 tons of rice for this year, while the final production was 35,000 tons less than the previously anticipated production. According to the "2025 Rice Cultivation Area and Final Rice Production" released by the National Data Center on the 13th, this year's rice cultivation area was recorded at 678,000 hectares, a 2.9% decrease from last year's 698,000 hectares. The production per 10 ares increased from 514 kg last year to 522 kg.

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The final rice production for this year has been confirmed at 353 million 9,000 tons, a decrease of 1.3% compared to last year. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 13th of last month that the initial grain policy for this year's production estimated a production amount that was 35 million tons higher than the final production. According to the '2025 Rice Cultivation Area and Final Rice Production' released by the National Data Office on the 13th, this year's rice cultivation area was recorded at 678,000 hectares, a decrease of 2.9% from last year's 698,000 hectares. Although the production per 10 ares increased by 1.7% from last year's 514 kg to 522 kg, the reduction in cultivation area had a greater impact, resulting in a final production amount of 353 million 9,000 tons, a decrease of 1.3% from last year's 358 million 5,000 tons. This final production amount is 35 million tons less than the estimated production amount announced by the National ...
Source: Agrinet

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