DAVAO ORIENTAL IG-1125-2019-042

Corn Production Area Harvested

in Davao Oriental
2019 Second Quarter (April to June)
The area harvested with corn
was recorded at 7,209
hectares; a decrease of 4.1%
from 7,520 hectares in the
second quarter of 2018.
Corn Production
The province’s corn production reached 7,988
metric tons; a decrease of 14.7% from 9,360
metric tons in the second quarter of 2018. Yield per hectare
The combined average yield (white and
yellow corns) slightly decreased to 1.1 2nd Qtr 2019
metric tons/hectare in the second
quarter of 2019 from 1.2 metric 2nd Qtr 2018
tons/hectare in the same period of 2018.

Corn Production by Seed Type

White corn accounted for

about 98.2 percent of
TECHNICAL NOTES the total corn production
• Production refers to quantity produced and actually harvested during the in the province.
reference period. It includes those harvested but damaged, stolen, given
away, consumed, given as harvesters’ and threshers’ shares, reserved, etc.
Production from seed growers which are intended for seed purposes is
excluded from the survey. Yellow corn accounted
for about 1.8 percent
• Area harvested refers to the total area harvested to corn during the of the total corn production in the
reference quarter. It may be less than or equal to the total area planted to province.
corn.
• Yield Per Hectare refers to the derived value in dividing production by the
area harvested. It shows the relationship on how a certain area performs in
terms of the quantity of produce.

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