CORN PRODUCTION INCREASES BY 95.20 PERCENT

In comparison to 2019, corn production in Siquijor province increased by 95.20 percent in 2020. Its production in 2019 was 2,063.00 metric tons, and in 2020, it was 4,027.00 metric tons. The increase in production was at 1,964.00 metric tons.

CORN PRODUCTION BY CROPTYPE, 2019 - 2020

In 2020, white corn production was estimated at 4,027.00 metric tons. This was a 95.20 percent higher than its output of 2,063.00 metric tons in 2019. On the other, the province had no harvest of yellow corn in 2019 – 2020 hence, no production was reported.

QUARTERLY CORN PRODUCTION, 2019

The largest volume of corn output was 741 metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2019. The third quarter came in at 669 metric tons, and the first quarter came in at 585 metric tons. The lowest amount of output was 68 metric tons in the second quarter of the same year. There was no reported production of yellow corn for the year 2020.

QUARTERLY CORN PRODUCTION, 2020

The maximum volume of corn output was 3, 144 metric tons in quarter three (3) of 2020, while the lowest amount was 9 metric tons in quarter two (2) of the same year. There was no reported production of yellow corn for the year 2020.

AREA HARVESTED FOR CORN INCREASES BY 71.92 PERCENT

In 2020, the harvested corn area was reported at 4,274.00 hectares. It was 71.92 percent more than the previous record set in 2019 with 2,486.00 hectares. This indicates that in the province, 1,788.00 hectares of corn were planted in 2020 but not in 2019.

AREA HARVESTED FOR PALAY BY CROPTYPE, 2019 - 2020

Area for white corn increased from 2,486.00 hectares in 2019 to 4,274.00 hectares in 2020. On the contrary, there was no recorded area harvested for yellow corn in 2019 and 2020.

QUARTERLY AREA HARVESTED FOR CORN, 2019

With 892 hectares harvested in the fourth quarter of 2019, the Province of Siquijor set a new record. It was 36 hectares higher than the third quarter. In the same year, the province's second quarter yielded only 138 hectares, the lowest in the province. There was no recorded area harvested for yellow corn in 2019.  

QUARTERLY AREA HARVESTED FOR CORN, 2020

The greatest area harvested in the province was 3, 350 hectares in the third quarter of 2020, followed by 550 hectares in the fourth quarter and 362 hectares in the first quarter. Meanwhile, the lowest area harvested was 12 hectares in the second quarter of the same year. There was no recorded area harvested for yellow corn in 2020.  

TECHNICAL NOTES

Palay and corn production, area and yield and other production data are generated from Palay Production Survey (PPS) and Corn Production Survey (CPS) which are among the major agricultural surveys of the Philippine Statistics Authority being conducted every quarter of each year. These aim to generate estimates that serve as inputs for policy making and programs on palay and corn. Production data generated by the PPS/CPS are inputs to the Performance of Agriculture Report (PAR) and to the preparation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Moreover, the surveys support the data needs of planners, policy and decision makers and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector.

(SGD). AURELIA M. CANDA
Chief Statistical Specialist