Table 1.

Weekly Farmgate, Wholesale and Retail Prices of Palay and Rice in the Philippines
(First Week of December 2020 to Fourth Week of January 2021)
(in PhP per Kilogram)
Palay (Dry) Well Milled Rice (WMR)
Farmgate Prices Wholesale Prices Retail Prices
Month/Week % Change % Change % Change
2020-21 2019-20 2020-21 2019-20 2020-21 2019-20
Annual Weekly Annual Weekly Annual Weekly
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
Dec Wk 1 15.97 15.73 1.50 0.82 37.50 37.06 1.19 -0.37 41.13 41.51 -0.92 -0.39
Wk 2 16.14 15.79 2.20 1.06 37.42 37.08 0.92 -0.21 41.01 41.39 -0.91 -0.29
Wk 3 16.25 15.82 2.71 0.68 37.37 37.05 0.85 -0.13 40.95 41.39 -1.07 -0.15
Wk 4 16.43 15.83 3.76 1.11 37.49 37.09 1.09 0.32 41.04 41.46 -1.01 0.22
Wk 5 16.50 15.80 4.41 0.43 37.40 37.20 0.54 -0.24 40.89 41.47 -1.40 -0.37
Jan Wk 1 16.70 15.97 4.56 1.21 37.31 37.02 0.77 -0.24 40.89 41.35 -1.12 0.00
Wk 2 16.72 15.99 4.55 0.12 37.37 37.02 0.93 0.16 40.93 41.21 -0.69 0.10
Wk 3 16.64 16.06 3.59 -0.48 37.34 37.13 0.56 -0.08 40.93 41.28 -0.86 0.00
Wk 4 16.69 16.14 3.38 0.30 37.46 36.80 1.81 0.32 41.04 41.20 -0.40 0.27

Table 1- (Concluded)

Regular Milled Rice (RMR)

Wholesale Prices Retail Prices
Month/Week % Change % Change
2020-21 2019-20 2020-21 2019-20
Annual Weekly Annual Weekly
(13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20)
Dec Wk 1 33.46 33.00 1.40 -0.48 36.29 36.24 0.15 -0.38
Wk 2 33.42 32.91 1.56 -0.12 36.21 36.13 0.22 -0.22
Wk 3 33.28 32.89 1.19 -0.42 36.17 36.11 0.17 -0.11
Wk 4 33.36 32.85 1.54 0.24 36.17 36.12 0.14 0.00
Wk 5 33.38 32.90 1.45 0.06 36.17 36.17 0.00 0.00
Jan Wk 1 33.33 32.78 1.68 -0.15 36.15 36.04 0.29 -0.06
Wk 2 33.31 32.78 1.61 -0.06 36.14 35.96 0.51 -0.03
Wk 3 33.28 32.73 1.67 -0.10 36.08 35.94 0.39 -0.18
Wk 4 33.36 32.72 1.95 0.25 36.14 35.96 0.51 0.18

Table 2. Weekly Farmgate, Wholesale and Retail Prices of Corn in the Philippines
(First Week of December 2020 to Fourth Week of January 2021)
(in PhP per Kilogram)
Corngrain, Yellow
Farmgate Prices Wholesale Prices Retail Prices
Month/Week % Change % Change % Change
2020-21 2019-20 2020-21 2019-20 2020-21 2019-20
Annual Weekly Annual Weekly Annual Weekly
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)
Dec Wk 1 12.09 11.84 2.12 0.92 19.58 21.43 -8.63 0.20 24.60 25.85 -4.82 0.53
Wk 2 12.12 11.78 2.88 0.25 19.59 21.68 -9.64 0.05 24.78 26.01 -4.71 0.73
Wk 3 12.13 12.02 0.89 0.08 19.71 21.75 -9.36 0.61 24.57 26.01 -5.52 -0.85
Wk 4 12.23 12.06 1.39 0.82 19.67 21.82 -9.86 -0.20 24.56 26.13 -6.02 -0.04
Wk 5 12.35 12.11 1.99 0.98 19.84 21.87 -9.28 0.86 24.69 25.86 -4.54 0.53
Jan Wk 1 12.52 12.07 3.75 1.38 19.99 22.18 -9.89 0.76 24.45 25.54 -4.28 -0.97
Wk 2 12.51 12.26 2.08 -0.08 19.97 22.21 -10.10 -0.10 24.34 25.55 -4.75 -0.45
Wk 3 12.63 12.27 2.87 0.93 19.97 22.29 -10.39 0.00 24.35 25.18 -3.30 0.04
Wk 4 12.58 12.37 1.67 -0.37 20.02 22.51 -11.06 0.25 24.37 25.44 -4.21 0.09

Table 2- (Concluded)

Corngrain, White
Farmgate Prices Wholesale Prices Retail Prices
Month/Week % Change % Change % Change
2020-21 2019-20 2020-21 2019-20 2020-21 2019-20
Annual Weekly Annual Weekly Annual Weekly
(13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24)
Dec Wk 1 13.14 13.46 -2.36 0.46 16.13 17.02 -5.23 -0.92 25.35 26.30 -3.62 0.44
Wk 2 13.27 13.34 -0.53 0.99 16.31 17.02 -4.17 1.12 25.43 26.34 -3.45 0.32
Wk 3 13.19 13.32 -0.99 -0.60 16.69 16.92 -1.36 2.33 25.50 26.30 -3.05 0.28
Wk 4 13.31 13.38 -0.52 0.91 16.49 16.87 -2.25 -1.20 25.54 26.30 -2.90 0.16
Wk 5 13.35 13.36 -0.09 0.30 16.81 16.79 0.14 1.94 25.63 26.30 -2.56 0.35
Jan Wk 1 13.49 13.45 0.33 1.05 17.17 16.70 2.81 2.14 25.87 26.56 -2.59 0.94
Wk 2 13.82 13.43 2.94 2.45 17.13 16.53 3.63 -0.23 25.71 26.52 -3.05 -0.62
Wk 3 14.25 13.47 5.82 3.11 17.54 16.77 4.56 2.37 25.81 25.96 -0.58 0.38
Wk 4 14.32 13.46 6.42 0.50 17.47 16.65 4.92 -0.37 25.80 26.52 -2.71 -0.03
Source: Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring, Philippine Statistics Authority