Palay and Corn Quarterly Bulletin, January-March 2022

Volume 6  No.
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January – March 2022
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HIS EXCELLENCY
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE
PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.

Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General
ISSN 2545-9309
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FOREWORD
The Palay and Corn Quarterly Bulletin describes the palay and corn crop situation
from January to March 2022. It also includes information on monthly prices of
palay, rice, corn, and fertilizer. Data on prices are sourced from the Farm Prices
Survey (FPS) of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the
Fertilizers/Pesticides Weekly Prices from the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority
(FPA).
The estimates for production and area harvested are the results of the
April 2022 Palay Production Survey (PPS) and Corn Production Survey (CPS).
Digitally signed by Mapa

Claire Dennis Sioson
Date: 2022.06.30
21:26:25 +08'00'
DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General
Quezon City, Philippines

June 2022
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword ii
Background viii
Highlights
1.0 Palay and Corn Situation

Palay 1
Corn 6
2.0 Prices
Palay 11
Corn 12
Fertilizer 14
LIST OF TABLES
Table No. Title Page No.
1 Volume of Production for Palay and Corn, Philippines
January – March: 2021 – 2022 22
2 Volume of Production for Palay by Region, Philippines
January – March: 2020 – 2022 23
3 Harvest Area for Palay by Region, Philippines
January – March: 2020 – 2022 24
4 Yield per Hectare for Palay by Region, Philippines
January – March: 2020 – 2022 25
5 Volume of Production for Irrigated Palay by Region
Philippines, January – March: 2020 – 2022 26
6 Volume of Production for Rainfed Palay by Region
7 Volume of Production for Corn by Region, Philippines
January – March: 2020 – 2022 28
8 Harvest Area for Corn by Region, Philippines
January – March: 2020 – 2022 29
9 Yield per Hectare for Corn by Region, Philippines
January – March: 2020 – 2022 30
10 Volume of Production for Yellow Corn by Region
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Table No. Title Page No.
11 Volume of Production for White Corn by Region

12 Monthly Average Farmgate Prices for Palay, Philippines
January – March, 2021 and 2022 33
13 Monthly Average Farmgate Prices for Yellow Corn
Philippines, January – March, 2021 and 2022 34
14 Monthly Average Farmgate Prices for White Corn
15 Monthly Average Dealer’s Prices for Fertilizer by Grade
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No. Title Page No.

1 Palay Production, Harvest Area, and Yield per Hectare
2 Percent Shares of Irrigated and Rainfed Palay to Total
Production, Philippines, January – March: 2022 2
3 Distribution of Irrigated Palay Production by Region
January – March: 2022 3
4 Distribution of Rainfed Palay Production by Region
5 Palay Production by Region, January – March: 2022 5
6 Corn Production, Harvest Area, and Yield per Hectare
7 Percent Shares of Yellow and White Corn to Total
Production, Philippines, January – March: 2022 7
8 Distribution of Yellow Corn Production by Region
9 Distribution of White Corn Production by Region
10 Corn Production by Region, January – March: 2022 10
11 Monthly Farmgate Prices for Palay, Philippines
January – December 2021 and January – March 2022 11
12 Monthly Farmgate Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines
13 Monthly Farmgate Prices for White Corn, Philippines
14 Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Urea, Philippines
15 Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Ammosul, Philippines
16 Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Ammophos, Philippines
17 Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Complete, Philippines
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BACKGROUND
Scope and Coverage
The Palay Production Survey (PPS) is the source of data for palay, while Corn
Production Survey (CPS) is the source of data for corn.
Survey results, such as production and harvest area for palay and corn generated
from PPS and CPS, are published in this Bulletin. PPS and CPS have four survey
rounds in a year: January, April, July, and October.
With the new sampling design for PPS and CPS starting the first quarter of 2021,
both surveys cover all regions and provinces of the country, except the National
Capital Region (NCR).
Sampling Methodology
The domain of the survey is the province. Davao City and Zamboanga City which
were previously treated as domains are now merged with Davao Del Sur and
Zamboanga Del Sur, respectively. The sampling designs of PPS and CPS use the
results of the 2012 Census of Agriculture (CAF) and 2017 Listing of Farm
Households (LFH) as sampling frames. The PPS and CPS employ a combined
survey-based and model-based design, with the following details:
a. For the survey-based,
(i) The sampling design is two-stage where:
o The first stage is the selection of sample barangays or Primary

Sampling Units (PSUs) using probability proportional to size (pps)
with palay farm area as size measure for PPS and corn farm area
for CPS; and
o The second stage is the selection of palay/corn farming households
or Secondary Sampling Units (SSUs) using systematic sampling.
(ii) Rotation of samples is done annually for barangays and quarterly

for farming households. However, while the Coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to affect mobility, sample
farming households are rotated annually; and
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(iii) Samples for CPS are independent from PPS. 1
b. For model-based estimation, regression models using various auxiliary

variables are used to generate estimates for palay and corn production,
and area harvested in selected minor producing provinces which are not
scheduled for survey during the quarter. These provinces are the least
producing provinces of palay/corn.
Data Collection
Data collection is conducted quarterly during the first 10 days of the month after
the reference quarter, except for the fourth quarter where data collection is made
earlier.
Concepts and Definitions
Crop production refers to the quantity produced and actually harvested for a
particular crop during the reference period. It includes those harvested but
damaged, stolen, given away, consumed, given as harvester’s share, reserved,
etc. It excludes those produced but not harvested due to low price, lack of
demand, force majeure, or fortuitous events, etc.
Area planted refers to the actual physical area planted.
Area harvested refers to the actual area from which harvests were realized. This
excludes crop areas which were totally damaged. It may be smaller than the area
planted.
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Source: Excerpts from Crops Statistics of the Philippines 2012-2016, ISSN-2012-0487
https://psa.gov.ph/content/crops-statistics-philippines-national-and-regional
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HIGHLIGHTS
1.0 PALAY AND CORN SITUATION
PALAY
Palay production from January to March 2022 was estimated at 4.54 million metric
tons. This indicates a -1.9 percent decrease compared with its previous year’s
same period output of 4.63 million metric tons.
Likewise, harvest area contracted to 1,140.25 thousand hectares from the previous
year’s record of 1,148.23 thousand hectares. Yield per hectare decreased to
3.98 metric tons, from 4.03 metric tons in the same quarter a year ago. (Figure 1,
and Tables 2, 3, and 4)
Figure 1. Palay Production, Harvest Area, and Yield per Hectare

Philippines, January – March: 2020-2022
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Palay Production Survey (PPS)
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Of the total palay production this quarter, 76.5 percent of the output were from
irrigated areas. The remaining 23.5 percent comprised the production from rainfed
areas. (Figure 2 and Table 1)
Figure 2. Percent Shares of Irrigated and Rainfed Palay to Total Production

Philippines, January – March: 2022
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Irrigated palay production was registered at 3.48 million metric tons during the
reference quarter. This was higher by 0.2 percent from the 3.47 million metric tons
level in the same period of 2021.
The major contributors to the country’s irrigated palay output were Central Luzon
with 22.1 percent share, Cagayan Valley with 16.1 percent, and
SOCCSKSARGEN with 9.5 percent. (Figure 3 and Table 5)
Figure 3. Distribution of Irrigated Palay Production by Region

January – March: 2022
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Rainfed palay output for this quarter was recorded at 1.07 million metric tons. This
was lower by -7.9 percent than the previous year’s same period level of 1.16 million
metric tons.
Western Visayas was the top producer of rainfed palay with 32.0 percent share,
followed by ARMM with 17.0 percent share and Eastern Visayas with 12.2 percent
share. (Figure 4 and Table 6)
Figure 4. Distribution of Rainfed Palay Production by Region

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Figure 5. Palay Production by Region
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CORN
Corn production from January to March 2022 was estimated at 2.44 million metric
tons, which is -0.2 percent lower than the 2.45 million metric tons output in the
same period a year ago.
Similarly, harvest area decreased to 671.19 thousand hectares or by -2.1 percent,

from 685.60 thousand hectares in the same period of previous year. On the other
hand, yield per hectare increased to 3.64 metric tons or by 2.0 percent, from
3.57 metric tons in the same period of 2021. (Figure 6, and Tables 7, 8 and 9)
Figure 6. Corn Production, Harvest Area, and Yield per Hectare

Philippines, January – March: 2020 – 2022
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey (CPS)
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For this quarter, yellow corn production contributed 80.4 percent to the total corn
output. The remaining 19.6 percent is comprised of the production for white corn.
(Figure 7 and Table 1)
Figure 7. Percent Shares of Yellow and White Corn to Total Production

Philippines, January – March: 2022
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Yellow corn production was registered at 1.96 million metric tons during the period.
This was -0.1 percent lower from the 1.97 million metric tons output in same period
of 2021.
The major yellow corn-producing region was Cagayan Valley with 29.3 percent
share, followed by Ilocos Region with 18.8 percent share and ARMM with
11.8 percent share. (Figure 8 and Table 10)
Figure 8. Distribution of Yellow Corn Production by Region

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White corn production this quarter was posted at 478.16 thousand metric tons,
which is -0.4 percent lower than the 480.03 thousand metric tons output in the
same period of 2021.
Of the total white corn production in the country, ARMM shared the majority or
27.8 percent of the total white corn production. This was followed by Northern
Mindanao and SOCCSKSARGEN with 18.2 percent and 10.8 percent shares,
respectively. (Figure 9 and Table 11)
Figure 9. Distribution of White Corn Production by Region,

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Figure 10. Corn Production by Region
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2.0 PRICES
PALAY
The average farmgate price of palay for January to March 2022 was at
PhP 17.43 per kilogram. This was 3.9 percent higher than the same quarter of the
previous year’s average price of PhP 16.77 per kilogram. The monthly average
farmgate prices of palay in January to March 2022 were higher than their
respective levels in January to March 2021. (Figure 11 and Table 12)
Figure 11. Monthly Farmgate Prices for Palay, Philippines

January – December 2021 and January – March 2022
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Farm Prices Survey (FPS)
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CORN
Yellow Corn
The average farmgate price of yellow corn was noted at PhP 16.11 per kilogram
for January to March 2022, higher by 29.1 percent than the
PhP 12.47 per kilogram in January to March 2021. The monthly average farmgate
prices of yellow corn in 2022 were higher than their respective records in January
to March 2021. (Figure 12 and Table 13)
Figure 12. Monthly Farmgate Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines

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White Corn
For January to March 2022, the average farmgate price of white corn at
PhP 16.69 per kilogram recorded an increase of 20.6 percent, from
PhP 13.85 per kilogram in January to March 2021. Uptrend in farm prices were
noted from January to March 2022. (Figure 13 and Table 14)
Figure 13. Monthly Farmgate Prices for White Corn, Philippines

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FERTILIZER
The average dealer’s price per bag of 50 kilograms of urea fertilizer for January to
March 2022 was PhP 2,560.86 or 139.8 percent higher than the previous year’s
price of PhP 1,068.07. The monthly dealer’s price of urea fertilizer exhibited
increasing trend from January to March 2022. (Figure 14 and Table 15)
Figure 14. Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Urea, Philippines

Source: Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, Fertilizers/Pesticides Weekly Prices
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The average dealer’s price of ammonium sulphate or ammosul fertilizer for
January to March 2022 was PhP 1,380.10 per bag of 50 kilograms. This was
128.3 percent higher than the same quarter of the previous year’s record of
PhP 604.50 per bag of 50 kilograms. Monthly prices of ammosul in 2022 were
higher than their respective quotations for January to March 2021.
(Figure 15 and Table 15)
Figure 15. Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Ammosul, Philippines

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For ammonium phosphate or ammophos fertilizer, the average dealer’s price in
January to March 2022 was PhP 1,642.80 per bag of 50 kilograms. This was higher
by 66.9 percent than the dealer’s price of PhP 984.40 per bag of 50 kilograms in
January to March 2021. The monthly dealer’s prices of ammophos in 2022 were
higher than their respective levels in 2021. (Figure 16 and Table 15)
Figure 16. Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Ammophos, Philippines

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For January to March 2022, the average dealer’s price per bag of 50 kilograms of
complete fertilizer was PhP 1,850.55. This was 73.8 percent higher than its average
price of PhP 1,064.60 in 2021. The monthly dealer’s prices of complete fertilizer
during the period ranged from PhP 1,784.76 to PhP 1,921.80 per bag of
50 kilograms. (Figure 17 and Table 15)
Figure 17. Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Complete, Philippines

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PUBLIC ADVISORY
This is to advice the public that the weather indicator, wholesale and retail prices
for rice, yellow and white corn, which are featured in the previous releases of Palay
and Corn Quarterly Bulletin will not be included starting this January to March 2022
release. The weather condition can be accessed in the Monthly Climate
Assessment and Outlook on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) website. Moreover, the
wholesale and retail prices for rice, yellow and white corn are disseminated in the
OpenSTAT database of the PSA website. The links are listed below:
PAGASA Monthly Climate Assessment and Outlook:

https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/agri-weather/impact-assessment-for-agriculture
Retail Prices for Rice, Yellow and White Corn:

https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2M__RP/?tablelist=true
Wholesale Prices for Rice, Yellow and White Corn:

https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2M__WS/0052M4AWP0
1.px/?rxid=bc451628-49f7-4678-a0b7-8249bd8a1980
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STATISTICAL TABLE
Table 1. Volume of Production for Palay and Corn, Philippines
January – March: 2021 – 2022
Production (in metric tons) Year-on-Year

Crop January – March Change Percent Share
2021 2022 (%)
Palay 4,626,919.49 4,541,255.27 -1.9
Irrigated 3,469,463.11 3,475,689.17 0.2 76.5
Rainfed 1,157,456.38 1,065,566.10 -7.9 23.5
Corn 2,445,195.10 2,441,390.95 -0.2
Yellow Corn 1,965,162.47 1,963,229.92 -0.1 80.4
White Corn 480,032.63 478,161.03 -0.4 19.6
Sources: Philippine Statistics Authority, Palay Production Survey (PPS) and
Corn Production Survey (CPS)
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Table 2. Volume of Production for Palay by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)
January – March Year-on-Year Change Percent

Region 2021 / 2020 2022 / 2021 Share
2020 2021 2022
Level Percent Level Percent 2022
Philippines 4,261,442.70 4,626,919.49 4,541,255.27 365,476.79 8.6 -85,664.22 -1.9 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 30,896.33 35,114.42 28,860.12 4,218.09 13.7 -6,254.30 -17.8 0.6
Region I (Ilocos Region) 331,420.85 322,359.00 326,411.00 -9,061.85 -2.7 4,052.00 1.3 7.2
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 594,650.96 630,692.56 616,317.18 36,041.60 6.1 -14,375.38 -2.3 13.6
Region III (Central Luzon) 663,357.67 699,043.50 772,855.28 35,685.83 5.4 73,811.78 10.6 17.0
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 81,609.68 92,493.25 99,252.00 10,883.57 13.3 6,758.76 7.3 2.2
MIMAROPA Region 270,179.76 276,280.00 271,980.48 6,100.24 2.3 -4,299.52 -1.6 6.0
Region V (Bicol Region) 254,856.61 275,074.57 284,747.95 20,217.96 7.9 9,673.38 3.5 6.3
Region VI (Western Visayas) 632,635.85 659,378.00 646,288.48 26,742.15 4.2 -13,089.52 -2.0 14.2
Region VII (Central Visayas) 64,872.00 92,733.00 66,712.42 27,861.00 42.9 -26,020.58 -28.1 1.5
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 252,869.36 269,853.02 261,867.91 16,983.66 6.7 -7,985.11 -3.0 5.8
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 162,934.44 201,302.55 171,537.48 38,368.11 23.5 -29,765.07 -14.8 3.8
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 173,067.75 195,506.80 188,240.51 22,439.05 13.0 -7,266.29 -3.7 4.1
Region XI (Davao Region) 129,152.81 131,310.68 137,710.63 2,157.88 1.7 6,399.95 4.9 3.0
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 395,282.83 410,413.24 378,503.98 15,130.41 3.8 -31,909.26 -7.8 8.3
Region XIII (Caraga) 26,668.68 25,352.67 27,283.29 -1,316.01 -4.9 1,930.62 7.6 0.6
Autonomous Region 196,987.12 310,012.25 262,686.56 113,025.13 57.4 -47,325.69 -15.3 5.8
in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Note: Details may not add up to total due to rounding

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Table 3. Harvest Area for Palay by Region, Philippines
(In hectares)

Region 2021 / 2020 2022 / 2021 Share
2020 2021 2022
Philippines 1,098,440.83 1,148,232.10 1,140,245.39 49,791.27 4.5 -7,986.72 -0.7 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 8,269.18 9,177.00 7,372.32 907.82 11.0 -1,804.68 -19.7 0.6
Region I (Ilocos Region) 67,837.00 66,467.00 67,228.24 -1,370.00 -2.0 761.24 1.1 5.9
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 22,831.64 24,857.33 25,064.00 2,025.69 8.9 206.67 0.8 2.2
MIMAROPA Region 66,368.00 69,344.00 68,341.00 2,976.00 4.5 -1,003.00 -1.4 6.0
Region V (Bicol Region) 68,889.00 72,018.00 74,411.46 3,129.00 4.5 2,393.46 3.3 6.5
Region VI (Western Visayas) 192,334.94 196,570.00 198,953.00 4,235.06 2.2 2,383.00 1.2 17.4
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 40,231.00 42,640.00 43,444.07 2,409.00 6.0 804.07 1.9 3.8
Region XIII (Caraga) 7,941.30 8,346.00 9,248.00 404.70 5.1 902.00 10.8 0.8
Autonomous Region 73,103.62 73,811.82 73,993.00 708.19 1.0 181.18 0.2 6.5

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Table 4. Yield per Hectare for Palay by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)
January – March Year-on-Year Change

Region 2021 / 2020 2022 / 2021
2020 2021 2022
Level Percent Level Percent
Philippines 3.88 4.03 3.98 0.15 3.9 -0.05 -1.2
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 3.74 3.83 3.91 0.09 2.4 0.09 2.3
Region I (Ilocos Region) 4.89 4.85 4.86 -0.04 -0.7 0.01 0.1
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 4.62 4.78 4.88 0.17 3.6 0.10 2.1
Region III (Central Luzon) 4.73 4.80 5.06 0.08 1.7 0.25 5.3
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 3.57 3.72 3.96 0.15 4.1 0.24 6.4
MIMAROPA Region 4.07 3.98 3.98 -0.09 -2.1 b -0.1
Region V (Bicol Region) 3.70 3.82 3.83 0.12 3.2 0.01 0.2
Region VI (Western Visayas) 3.29 3.35 3.25 0.07 2.0 -0.11 -3.2
Region VII (Central Visayas) 2.51 3.06 2.47 0.55 21.7 -0.59 -19.2
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 3.34 3.23 3.26 -0.11 -3.4 0.03 1.0
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 3.96 4.19 4.12 0.23 5.8 -0.07 -1.7
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 4.30 4.59 4.33 0.28 6.6 -0.25 -5.5
Region XI (Davao Region) 4.70 4.51 4.45 -0.19 -4.1 -0.06 -1.3
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 3.55 3.52 3.34 -0.03 -0.8 -0.18 -5.1
Region XIII (Caraga) 3.36 3.04 2.95 -0.32 -9.5 -0.09 -2.9
Autonomous Region 2.69 4.20 3.55 1.51 55.9 -0.65 -15.5
Notes: b – less than 0.05 decrease in level

Details may not add up to total due to rounding
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Table 5. Volume of Production for Irrigated Palay by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)

Region 2021 / 2020 2022 / 2021 Share
2020 2021 2022
Philippines 3,267,726.51 3,469,463.11 3,475,689.17 201,736.60 6.2 6,226.06 0.2 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 30,845.73 34,528.78 27,974.61 3,683.05 11.9 -6,554.17 -19.0 0.8
Region I (Ilocos Region) 330,328.85 321,291.00 323,889.00 -9,037.85 -2.7 2,598.00 0.8 9.3
MIMAROPA Region 199,001.76 205,028.00 201,003.15 6,026.24 3.0 -4,024.85 -2.0 5.8
Region V (Bicol Region) 175,217.91 195,075.27 188,383.72 19,857.36 11.3 -6,691.55 -3.4 5.4
Region VI (Western Visayas) 297,740.21 319,142.00 305,239.84 21,401.79 7.2 -13,902.16 -4.4 8.8
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 134,082.64 132,351.42 132,325.95 -1,731.22 -1.3 -25.47 d 3.8
Region XI (Davao Region) 119,738.75 120,400.16 125,746.42 661.40 0.6 5,346.27 4.4 3.6
Autonomous Region 42,297.00 63,715.98 81,980.00 21,418.98 50.6 18,264.02 28.7 2.4
Notes: d – less than 0.05 decrease in percent change

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Table 6. Volume of Production for Rainfed Palay by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)

Region 2021 / 2020 2022 / 2021 Share
2020 2021 2022
Philippines 993,716.19 1,157,456.38 1,065,566.10 163,740.19 16.5 -91,890.28 -7.9 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 50.60 585.64 885.52 535.04 1,057.4 299.88 51.2 0.1
Region I (Ilocos Region) 1,092.00 1,068.00 2,522.00 -24.00 -2.2 1,454.00 136.1 0.2
Region III (Central Luzon) 3,862.00 3,417.00 4,197.00 -445.00 -11.5 780.00 22.8 0.4
MIMAROPA Region 71,178.00 71,252.00 70,977.33 74.00 0.1 -274.67 -0.4 6.7
Region V (Bicol Region) 79,638.70 79,999.30 96,364.23 360.60 0.5 16,364.93 20.5 9.0
Region VI (Western Visayas) 334,895.64 340,236.00 341,048.64 5,340.36 1.6 812.64 0.2 32.0
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 14,586.11 16,814.57 16,322.26 2,228.46 15.3 -492.31 -2.9 1.5
Region XIII (Caraga) 5,802.96 6,387.62 5,722.59 584.66 10.1 -665.03 -10.4 0.5

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Table 7. Volume of Production for Corn by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)

Region 2021 / 2020 2022 / 2021 Share
2020 2021 2022
Philippines 2,296,040.91 2,445,195.10 2,441,390.95 149,154.19 6.5 -3,804.15 -0.2 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 65,704.29 41,982.28 40,497.49 -23,722.01 -36.1 -1,484.79 -3.5 1.7
Region I (Ilocos Region) 376,542.00 377,675.99 394,071.09 1,133.99 0.3 16,395.10 4.3 16.1
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 485,288.80 565,579.50 579,387.64 80,290.70 16.5 13,808.14 2.4 23.7
Region III (Central Luzon) 141,503.04 148,757.95 145,917.97 7,254.91 5.1 -2,839.98 -1.9 6.0
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 16,955.90 16,447.29 18,641.78 -508.61 -3.0 2,194.49 13.3 0.8
MIMAROPA Region 47,224.90 46,956.23 48,545.94 -268.67 -0.6 1,589.71 3.4 2.0
Region V (Bicol Region) 52,028.27 58,562.20 58,226.69 6,533.93 12.6 -335.52 -0.6 2.4
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 10,034.19 8,356.74 9,164.43 -1,677.45 -16.7 807.69 9.7 0.4
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 31,887.03 40,798.71 50,151.59 8,911.68 27.9 9,352.88 22.9 2.1
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 320,775.87 316,593.55 298,626.56 -4,182.32 -1.3 -17,966.99 -5.7 12.2
Autonomous Region 328,161.74 365,042.98 364,122.45 36,881.24 11.2 -920.53 -0.3 14.9

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Table 8. Harvest Area for Corn by Region, Philippines
(In hectares)

Region 2021 / 2020 2022 / 2021 Share
2020 2021 2022
Philippines 683,826.65 685,600.53 671,194.61 1,773.88 0.3 -14,405.92 -2.1 100.0
Region I (Ilocos Region) 61,920.00 62,475.00 64,831.00 555.00 0.9 2,356.00 3.8 9.7
Region III (Central Luzon) 23,127.21 24,282.00 24,005.00 1,154.79 5.0 -277.00 -1.1 3.6
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 6,365.65 6,370.00 6,622.00 4.35 0.1 252.00 4.0 1.0
MIMAROPA Region 10,859.00 10,685.00 11,018.00 -174.00 -1.6 333.00 3.1 1.6
Region VI (Western Visayas) 29,524.00 30,290.00 31,985.64 766.00 2.6 1,695.64 5.6 4.8
Region XI (Davao Region) 37,971.00 39,468.00 39,467.00 1,497.00 3.9 -1.00 d 5.9
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 100,017.01 100,901.00 91,856.60 883.99 0.9 -9,044.40 -9.0 13.7
Region XIII (Caraga) 2,549.00 1,771.00 2,007.93 -778.00 -30.5 236.93 13.4 0.3
Autonomous Region 101,584.00 95,613.30 96,649.00 -5,970.70 -5.9 1,035.70 1.1 14.4
Notes: d – less than 0.05 decrease in percent change

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Table 9 Yield per Hectare for Corn by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)
January – March Year-on-Year Change

Region 2021 / 2020 2022 / 2021
2020 2021 2022
Level Percent Level Percent
Philippines 3.36 3.57 3.64 0.21 6.2 0.07 2.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 3.88 2.78 3.81 -1.10 -28.4 1.03 37.2
Region I (Ilocos Region) 6.08 6.05 6.08 -0.04 -0.6 0.03 0.5
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 4.42 4.57 4.73 0.16 3.5 0.16 3.4
Region III (Central Luzon) 6.12 6.13 6.08 0.01 0.1 -0.05 -0.8
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 2.66 2.58 2.82 -0.08 -3.1 0.23 9.0
MIMAROPA Region 4.35 4.39 4.41 0.05 1.1 0.01 0.3
Region V (Bicol Region) 1.89 1.99 2.02 0.10 5.1 0.04 1.8
Region VI (Western Visayas) 2.94 3.19 3.53 0.25 8.5 0.34 10.6
Region VII (Central Visayas) 0.81 0.82 0.68 0.01 1.2 -0.14 -16.9
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 1.36 1.33 1.36 -0.03 -1.9 0.02 1.8
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 1.24 1.41 1.59 0.18 14.3 0.17 12.2
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 3.13 3.55 3.51 0.43 13.6 -0.04 -1.2
Region XI (Davao Region) 1.51 1.47 1.69 -0.04 -2.3 0.22 14.8
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 2.52 2.79 2.58 0.27 10.8 -0.21 -7.6
Region XIII (Caraga) 3.15 2.67 2.86 -0.48 -15.3 0.19 7.1
Autonomous Region 3.23 3.82 3.77 0.59 18.2 -0.05 -1.3

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Table 10. Volume of Production for Yellow Corn by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)

Region 2021 / 2020 2022 / 2021 Share
2020 2021 2022
Philippines 1,842,602.96 1,965,162.47 1,963,229.92 122,559.51 6.7 -1,932.55 -0.1 100.0
Region I (Ilocos Region) 351,039.00 351,810.00 368,632.00 771.00 0.2 16,822.00 4.8 18.8
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 476,452.00 556,691.52 574,917.24 80,239.52 16.8 18,225.72 3.3 29.3
Region III (Central Luzon) 128,160.78 134,700.42 127,821.52 6,539.64 5.1 -6,878.90 -5.1 6.5
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 13,348.94 12,486.90 13,151.59 -862.04 -6.5 664.69 5.3 0.7
MIMAROPA Region 45,438.50 45,209.55 46,490.14 -228.95 -0.5 1,280.59 2.8 2.4
Region VII (Central Visayas) 252.30 401.00 329.00 148.70 58.9 -72.00 -18.0 e
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 1,669.14 1,497.15 1,503.22 -171.99 -10.3 6.07 0.4 0.1
Region XI (Davao Region) 17,220.40 17,117.08 20,587.49 -103.32 -0.6 3,470.41 20.3 1.0
Region XIII (Caraga) 2,820.28 838.83 1,061.50 -1,981.45 -70.3 222.67 26.5 0.1
Notes: e – less than 0.05 percent share

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Table 11. Volume of Production for White Corn by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)

Region 2021 / 2020 2022 / 2021 Share
2020 2021 2022
Philippines 453,437.95 480,032.63 478,161.03 26,594.68 5.9 -1,871.60 -0.4 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 2,226.29 2,255.28 2,334.49 28.99 1.3 79.21 3.5 0.5
Region I (Ilocos Region) 25,503.00 25,865.99 25,439.09 362.99 1.4 -426.90 -1.7 5.3
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 8,836.80 8,887.98 4,470.40 51.18 0.6 -4,417.58 -49.7 0.9
Region III (Central Luzon) 13,342.26 14,057.53 18,096.45 715.27 5.4 4,038.92 28.7 3.8
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 3,606.96 3,960.39 5,490.19 353.43 9.8 1,529.80 38.6 1.1
MIMAROPA Region 1,786.40 1,746.68 2,055.80 -39.72 -2.2 309.12 17.7 0.4
Region V (Bicol Region) 20,928.48 21,371.35 21,070.69 442.87 2.1 -300.66 -1.4 4.4
Region VI (Western Visayas) 22,082.08 20,526.21 17,999.23 -1,555.87 -7.0 -2,526.98 -12.3 3.8
Region XIII (Caraga) 5,215.35 3,892.31 4,681.52 -1,323.04 -25.4 789.21 20.3 1.0
Autonomous Region 91,645.14 127,381.86 133,029.71 35,736.72 39.0 5,647.85 4.4 27.8

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Table 12. Monthly Average Farmgate Prices for Palay, Philippines
January – March, 2021 and 2022
(In PhP per kilogram)
January – March Percent

Item
2021 2022 Change
Farmgate
Jan.-Mar. Ave. 16.77 17.43 3.9
January 16.40 17.15 4.6
February 16.81 17.71 5.4
March 17.10 17.43 1.9
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Table 13 Monthly Average Farmgate Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines

Item
2021 2022 Change
Farmgate
Jan.-Mar. Ave. 12.47 16.11 29.1
January 12.20 15.95 30.7
February 12.67 16.05 26.7
March 12.55 16.32 30.0
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Table 14 Monthly Average Farmgate Prices for White Corn, Philippines

Item
2021 2022 Change
Farmgate
Jan.-Mar. Ave. 13.85 16.69 20.6
January 13.00 16.14 24.2
February 14.43 16.39 13.6
March 14.11 17.55 24.4
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Table 15 Monthly Average Dealer’s Prices for Fertilizer
by Grade, Philippines, January – March, 2021 and 2022
(In PhP/bag of 50 kilograms)

Item
2021 2022 Change
Urea
Jan.-Mar. Ave. 1,068.07 2,560.86 139.8
January 1,046.65 2,501.26 139.0
February 1,065.15 2,523.61 136.9
March 1,092.42 2,657.71 143.3
Ammosul
Jan.-Mar. Ave. 604.50 1,380.10 128.3
January 598.47 1,346.95 125.1
February 603.92 1,387.57 129.8
March 611.10 1,405.80 130.0
Ammophos
Jan.-Mar. Ave. 984.40 1,642.80 66.9
January 985.24 1,594.40 61.8
February 982.70 1,631.03 66.0
March 985.27 1,702.96 72.8
Complete
Jan.-Mar. Ave. 1,064.60 1,850.55 73.8
January 1,066.11 1,784.76 67.4
February 1,066.28 1,845.11 73.0
March 1,061.42 1,921.80 81.1
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PALAY AND CORN QUARTERLY BULLETIN
PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
DIVINA GRACIA L. DEL PRADO

Assistant National Statistician
Economic Sector Statistics Service
CROPS STATISTICS DIVISION
RACHEL C. LACSA
Chief Statistical Specialist
REYNALDO Q. VALLESTEROS, JR.

Supervising Statistical Specialist
JOY C. DE GUZMAN
Statistical Specialist II
DIONISIO M. DE VERA
Statistical Specialist II
CHARLOTTE E. MOJICA
Statistical Analyst
RHONIE M. DE VERA
Statistical Analyst
DRAZEN L. YARCIA
Statistical Analyst

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Volume 6  No.

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.

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Quezon City, Philippines

1.0 Palay and Corn Situation

11 Volume of Production for White Corn by Region

Figure No. Title Page No.

Scope and Coverage

a. For the survey-based,

(i) The sampling design is two-stage where:

o The first stage is the selection of sample barangays or Primary

(ii) Rotation of samples is done annually for barangays and quarterly

b. For model-based estimation, regression models using various auxiliary

Concepts and Definitions

Area planted refers to the actual physical area planted.

1.0 PALAY AND CORN SITUATION

Figure 1. Palay Production, Harvest Area, and Yield per Hectare

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Palay Production Survey (PPS)

Figure 2. Percent Shares of Irrigated and Rainfed Palay to Total Production

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Palay Production Survey (PPS)

Figure 3. Distribution of Irrigated Palay Production by Region

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Palay Production Survey (PPS)

Figure 4. Distribution of Rainfed Palay Production by Region

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Palay Production Survey (PPS)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Palay Production Survey (PPS)

Similarly, harvest area decreased to 671.19 thousand hectares or by -2.1 percent,

Figure 6. Corn Production, Harvest Area, and Yield per Hectare

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey (CPS)

Figure 7. Percent Shares of Yellow and White Corn to Total Production

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey (CPS)

Figure 8. Distribution of Yellow Corn Production by Region

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey (CPS)

Figure 9. Distribution of White Corn Production by Region,

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey (CPS)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey (CPS)

Figure 11. Monthly Farmgate Prices for Palay, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Farm Prices Survey (FPS)

Figure 12. Monthly Farmgate Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Farm Prices Survey (FPS)

Figure 13. Monthly Farmgate Prices for White Corn, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Farm Prices Survey (FPS)

Figure 14. Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Urea, Philippines

Source: Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, Fertilizers/Pesticides Weekly Prices

Figure 15. Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Ammosul, Philippines

Source: Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, Fertilizers/Pesticides Weekly Prices

Figure 16. Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Ammophos, Philippines

Source: Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, Fertilizers/Pesticides Weekly Prices

Figure 17. Monthly Dealer’s Prices for Complete, Philippines

Source: Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, Fertilizers/Pesticides Weekly Prices

PAGASA Monthly Climate Assessment and Outlook:

Retail Prices for Rice, Yellow and White Corn:

Wholesale Prices for Rice, Yellow and White Corn:

Production (in metric tons) Year-on-Year

January – March Year-on-Year Change Percent

Philippines 4,261,442.70 4,626,919.49 4,541,255.27 365,476.79 8.6 -85,664.22 -1.9 100.0

Note: Details may not add up to total due to rounding

January – March Year-on-Year Change Percent

Philippines 1,098,440.83 1,148,232.10 1,140,245.39 49,791.27 4.5 -7,986.72 -0.7 100.0

Note: Details may not add up to total due to rounding

January – March Year-on-Year Change

Philippines 3.88 4.03 3.98 0.15 3.9 -0.05 -1.2

Notes: b – less than 0.05 decrease in level