Jakarta, May 13 -- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has claimed that with the government's rice reserves touching 3.7 million tons as of May 13, 2025, Indonesia has taken the lead in rice production in Southeast Asia.

"This result is the hard work of all stakeholders, including farmers, central and regional governments, as well as (the National Logistics Agency) Bulog," he said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

Based on the current national stocks, he added, Indonesia is the largest rice producer in the region, surpassing major producers such as Thailand and Vietnam.

An official report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has also put Indonesia at the top of Southeast Asia's rice production bases.

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