JAKARTA, Aug 23 (Reuters) -
* Indonesia produced 4.22 million kilolitres (KL) ofbiodiesel inthe January-June period, data from the energy ministry showed onFriday. The government is targeting 7.37 million KL of biodieselproduction this year
* A ministry official said last month the country consumed2.89million KL of biodiesel in the first semester, while a biodieselindustry group said consumption reached 3.24 million in the samesemester
* In the first semester, Indonesia also produced 285 milliontonnes of coal, versus a full-year target of 489 million, thedata showed
* Coal output this year may reach 600 million tonnes, theenergyministry's director general for minerals and coal, Bambang GatotAriyono, told reporters on Thursday
* The domestic market consumed 57 million tonnes of coal inthefirst semester(Reporting by Wilda Asmarini; Writing by Fransiska Nangoy;Editing by Clarence Fernandez)