Indonesia’s trade surplus held up in September. Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported exports of 27.59 billion dollars, up 10.58 percent month on month, and imports of 24.23 billion dollars, up 5.91 percent, taking the January to September 2026 trade surplus to 31.03 billion dollars.
Indonesia’s maize harvest shrank while paddy grew. BPS put September maize harvested area at 0.61 million hectares with production of 1.73 million tonnes of dry shelled maize, down 18.27 percent and 19.97 percent respectively against September 2025, and estimated October to December production potential at 3.23 million tonnes. September paddy harvested area was 0.91 million hectares, up 5.24 percent month on month, producing 4.88 million tonnes of dry unhusked paddy, up 8.73 percent; the January to November harvested area reached 10.22 million hectares with production of 54.11 million tonnes.
Indonesian farmers’ terms of trade improved in October. The BPS index reached 132.60, up 1.13 percent, as prices received by farmers rose 1.25 percent against a 0.12 percent rise in prices paid.
Ghana’s pump prices split for November. Petrol fell to 16.38 cedis a litre while diesel rose to 18.45 cedis as oil marketing companies adjusted prices on November 2, MyJoyOnline reported, extending the split pattern of the October adjustment covered on this site on October 30.
In LNG shipping, Indonesia’s PGN LNG reported receiving 25 cargoes through September in support of national energy supply, Antara reported, in Indonesian. Russia will prepare a plan to build tankers for LNG transportation, Anadolu Agency reported, in Turkish; both items are headline level in this run.