A Note on Rice Production, Consumption and Import Data in Indonesia

Debate about Indonesian rice policy has focused on estimates of production and consumption levels, and the level of imports they imply. However, Indonesian rice production and consumption data are controversial. Rice consumption as estimated from household survey data is much lower than officially r...

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Main Authors:	Rosner, L. Peter, McCulloch, Neil
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis Prices Q110 Agriculture in International Trade Q170 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4901

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spelling	okr-10986-49012021-04-23T14:02:20Z A Note on Rice Production, Consumption and Import Data in Indonesia Rosner, L. Peter McCulloch, Neil Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis Prices Q110 Agriculture in International Trade Q170 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180 Debate about Indonesian rice policy has focused on estimates of production and consumption levels, and the level of imports they imply. However, Indonesian rice production and consumption data are controversial. Rice consumption as estimated from household survey data is much lower than officially reported rice production. This suggests that Indonesia is a net rice exporter, but in fact it has generally been a net importer. Some researchers argue that rice consumption data are underestimated; others contend that production is over-estimated because of inaccuracies in 'eye estimates' of harvested area. This paper reviews how rice production and consumption are measured, notes major weaknesses, and surveys attempts to reconcile consumption and production data and examine their consistency with rice import data. It concludes that rice prices are the only accurate indicator of the balance between supply and demand, and hence of the appropriate level of imports. 2012-03-30T07:30:17Z 2012-03-30T07:30:17Z 2008 Journal Article Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies 00074918 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4901 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Indonesia
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topic	Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis Prices Q110 Agriculture in International Trade Q170 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180
spellingShingle	Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Agriculture: Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis Prices Q110 Agriculture in International Trade Q170 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180 Rosner, L. Peter McCulloch, Neil A Note on Rice Production, Consumption and Import Data in Indonesia
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description	Debate about Indonesian rice policy has focused on estimates of production and consumption levels, and the level of imports they imply. However, Indonesian rice production and consumption data are controversial. Rice consumption as estimated from household survey data is much lower than officially reported rice production. This suggests that Indonesia is a net rice exporter, but in fact it has generally been a net importer. Some researchers argue that rice consumption data are underestimated; others contend that production is over-estimated because of inaccuracies in 'eye estimates' of harvested area. This paper reviews how rice production and consumption are measured, notes major weaknesses, and surveys attempts to reconcile consumption and production data and examine their consistency with rice import data. It concludes that rice prices are the only accurate indicator of the balance between supply and demand, and hence of the appropriate level of imports.
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author	Rosner, L. Peter McCulloch, Neil
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title	A Note on Rice Production, Consumption and Import Data in Indonesia
title_short	A Note on Rice Production, Consumption and Import Data in Indonesia
title_full	A Note on Rice Production, Consumption and Import Data in Indonesia
title_fullStr	A Note on Rice Production, Consumption and Import Data in Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed	A Note on Rice Production, Consumption and Import Data in Indonesia
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A Note on Rice Production, Consumption and Import Data in Indonesia

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