RICE, MAIZE AND SOYBEAN PRODUCTION (FIXED FIGURES 2007 AND RAMALAN FIGURES III 2008) A. RICE (Lowland Rice + Field Rice); The Fixed Rate (ATAP) of Sulawesi Barat Province's rice production in 2007 was 312,676 tons of Dry Grain (GKG), an increase of 11,060 tons (3.67 percent) compared to rice production in 2006, which was 301,616 tons. The increase in rice production in 2007 was supported by an increase in productivity of 0.14 quintal / hectare (0.30 percent) and also an increase in harvested area of 2,168 hectares (3.36 percent). ; Furthermore, the Forecast III (ARAM III) of West Sulawesi Province's rice production in 2008 was estimated to reach 337,822 tons of MPD, an increase of 25,146 tons (8.04 percent) compared to 2007 production. The increase in production in 2008 was triggered by an increase in productivity which was also expected to increase from 46.93 quintals / hectare in 2007 to 47.95 quintals / hectare in 2008, or an increase of 1.02 quintals / hectare (2.17 percent), as well as an estimated harvested area of 3,819 hectares (5, 73 percent), from 66,631 hectares in 2007 to 70,450 hectares in 2008 (ARAM III 2008) B. CORN; The Fixed Rate (ATAP) of West Sulawesi Province's corn production in 2007 was 26,633 tons of dry seed, an increase of 8,524 tons (47.07 percent) compared to 2006 production. The increase in corn production was triggered by an increase in harvested area of 2,158 hectares (41.49 percent ) and also an increase in productivity of 1.37 quintals / hectare (3.93 percent), from 34.82 quintals / hectare in 2006 to 36.19 quintals / hectare in 2007; Forecast Number III (ARAM III) of West Sulawesi Province corn production in 2008 was 42,237 tons of dry shelled or increased by 15,604 tons (58.59 percent) compared to 2007 production. The increase in corn production was triggered by an increase in harvested area of 3,058 hectares (41 , 55 percent) and also increased productivity by 0.55 quintals / hectare (1.52 percent). C. SOYBEAN; The ROOF of soybean production in West Sulawesi Province in 2007 was 1,080 tons of dry beans,
