Indonesia sees strong output of commodities in 2013

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JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia expects unmilled rice output to hit 72.064 million tonnes in 2013, up from 68.965 million tonnes this year, Agriculture Minister Suswono said on Wednesday.

Corn output in Southeast Asia’s largest economy is seen at 19.831 million tonnes in 2013, versus 18.962 million tonnes in 2012, while soybean production will rise to 1.5 million tonnes next year from 783,000 tonnes in 2012, Suswono said at a news conference.

Crude palm oil output in the world’s top producer is seen at 27.046 million tonnes next year, rising from 23.521 million tonnes in 2012, with coffee bean production likely to gain to 763,000 tonnes in 2013 from 657,138 tonnes, and cocoa bean output at 958,000 tonnes next year from 903,652 tonnes, Suswono said.

White sugar output would climb to 2.82 million tonnes in 2013, up from 2.58 million tonnes in 2012, while rubber production would slip to 2.771 million tonnes next year from 3.040 million tonnes this year, he added.