A UN report says poppy cultivation in Southeast Asia jumped 22 percent in 2010, exacerbating the region's relentless rise in opium production in recent years. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in its annual report that the amount of land used for poppy cultivation increased in Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, the three main producers, with Laos alone reporting a 58 percent jump. The report said it marked the fourth consecutive year in which poppy cultivation had increased, but the level remains below the peak years in the 1990s. It said the value of the region's opium production rose from 119 million dollars to 219 million dollars, due to rising prices. The report said poverty and instability are two of the drivers which push farmers to grow – or sometimes return to growing illicit crops.