Daftar Isi:
  • North Sumatra is one of the provinces in Indonesia as a rice producer, has a fairly good food security. However, as the population continues to increase, it is accompanied by an increase in the need for food, especially rice. The increasing need for rice can lead to reduced availability and ultimately threatens food security in the region. For this reason, an import policy is needed to increase its availability. However, in reality, rice imports were still carried out when statistical data showed that North Sumatra was experiencing a rice surplus. This study aims to determine what factors influence rice imports in North Sumatra. The analysis method used is multiple linear regression analysis with the Error Correction Model (ECM) model. Based on the results of the study, it is concluded that partially the variables of rice production, rice consumption and domestic rice prices have a significant effect on rice imports in the long run. Meanwhile, in the short term, only rice production and consumption variables have a significant effect on rice imports. together in the long run the variables of production, consumption, price and exchange rate do not have a significant effect on rice imports. On the other hand, in the short term all the independent variables collectively have a significant effect on rice imports in North Sumatra.