PALAY PRODUCTION DECREASES BY 19.80 PERCENT

Palay production in the province of Siquijor was down by 19.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with the same quarter in 2017. From the posted production of 844.00 metric tons in 2017, it dropped to 677.00 metric tons in 2018, which resulted to a production deficit of 167.00 metric tons.

By ecosystem, production on irrigated farms was reported at 663.00 metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2018. This output was 9.55 percent lower compared with the same period of 2017 with a recorded production of 733.00 metric tons. Likewise, production on rainfed ecosystem declined by 87.39 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018. This recorded a 97.00 metric tons production loss from its report of 111.00 metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2017 to only 14.00 metric tons in the same quarter in 2017.  

AREA HARVESTED FOR PALAY DECREASES BY 16.41 PERCENT

The estimated area harvested for palay was 219.00 hectares in the fourth quarter of 2018. It was 16.41 percent lower than the same period record of 262.00 hectares in 2017.

For estimated area by ecosystem, irrigated palay decreased by 1.00 hectare in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter in 2017. In 2018, the reported area was 211.00 hectares from 212.00 hectares in 2017. For rainfed, the area dropped from 50.00 hectares in the fourth quarter of 2017 to 8.00 hectares in the same quarter of 2018.

YIELD PER HECTARE OF PALAY DECREASES BY 21.17 PERCENT

The average yield in metric tons of palay in 2018 in Siquijor was recorded at 3.09 MT or a 21.17% lower than the same period in 2017 at 3.22 MT.

By ecosystem, the average yield for irrigated palay was estimated at 3.14 metric tons per hectare in the fourth quarter of 2018. Compared to the same quarter in 2017, it went down by 9.25 percent from its record of 3.46 metric tons per hectare. For rainfed palay, the average yield was reported at 1.75 metric tons per hectare. It was lower by 21.17 percent compared to its recorded yield of 2.22 metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2017.  

CORN PRODUCTION INCREASES BY 33.77 PERCENT

Corn production in the province of Siquijor was up by 33.77 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter in 2017. The reported production in 2017 was 1,001.00 metric tons. It increased to 1,339.00 metric tons in 2018, which resulted to 338.00 metric tons.

CORN AREA INCREASES BY 16.58 PERCENT

The reported area for corn in the province of Siquijor in the fourth quarter of 2018 was 1,378.00 hectares. It registered a 16.58 percent increase compared to the same quarter record in 2017 of 1,182.00 hectares.

YIELD PER HECTARE OF CORN INCREASES BY 14.12 PERCENT

The average yield of corn in Siquijor in the fourth quarter of 2018 was estimated at 0.97 metric tons per hectare. It was higher by 14.12 percent compared to the same quarter in 2017 with an average yield of only 0.85 metric tons per hectare.

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.

Approved by:

(SGD) AURELIA M. CANDA
Chief Statistical Specialist