Palay and Corn Quarterly Bulletin: January-March 2018

ISSN 2545-9309
Palay and Corn Quarterly Bulletin

Volume 5 No. 1 Quezon City, Philippines
JulyJanuary-March 2018
- September 2020
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
This report describes the palay and corn crop situation from July to
September 2020. It also includes information on monthly prices of palay, rice,
corn, and fertilizer and some weather indicators. Data on prices are sourced from
the Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring of the PSA and the Fertilizers/Pesticides
Weekly Prices of the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA), while rainfall data
were provided by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical
Services Administration (PAGASA).
The estimates are the results of the October 2020 round of the Palay and Corn
Production Survey (PCPS) conducted quarterly by the PSA.
DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.

Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General
Quezon City, Philippines

November 2020
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword ii
Background ix
Highlights
1.0 Palay and Corn Situation

Palay 1
Corn 6
2.0 Prices
Palay 11
Rice 12
Corn 16
Fertilizer 22
3.0 Weather Indicator, July-September 2020 26
LIST OF TABLES
Table No. Title Page No.
1.1 Volume of Production for Palay by Region, Philippines
July-September: 2018-2020 30
1.2 Harvest Area for Palay by Region, Philippines
1.3 Yield per hectare for Palay by Region, Philippines,
1.4 Volume of Production for Irrigated Palay by Region,
Philippines, July-September: 2018-2020 33
1.5 Volume of Production for Rainfed Palay by Region,
1.6 Volume of Production for Corn by Region, Philippines
1.7 Harvest Area for Corn by Region, Philippines
1.8 Yield per hectare for Corn by Region, Philippines,
1.9 Volume of Production for Yellow Corn by Region,
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Table No. Title Page No.
1.10 Volume of Production for White Corn by Region,

2.1 Monthly Average Prevailing Prices for Palay/Rice by
Market Level Philippines, January-September: 2019-2020 40
2.2 Monthly Average Prevailing Prices for Rice by Market
Level National Capital Region, January-September:
2019-2020 41
2.3 Monthly Average Prevailing Prices for Yellow Corn by
2.4 Monthly Average Prevailing Prices for White Corn by
2.5 Monthly Average Dealers’ Prices for Fertilizer by Grade
Philippines, January-September: 2019-2020 44
3.1 Cumulative Actual Decadal and Normal Rainfall by Region
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No. Title Page No.

1 Palay Production, Harvest Area and Yield, Philippines
2 Percent Share of Irrigated and Rainfed Palay to Total
Production, Philippines, July-September: 2020 2
3 Distribution of Irrigated Palay Production by Region
July-September: 2020 3
4 Distribution of Rainfed Palay Production by Region
5 Thematic Map of Palay Production by Region
6 Corn Production, Harvest Area and Yield, Philippines
7 Percent Share of Yellow and White Corn to Total
Production, Philippines, July-September: 2020 7
8 Distribution of Yellow Corn Production by Region
9 Distribution of White Corn Production by Region
10 Thematic Map of Corn Production by Region
11 Monthly Farmgate Prices for Palay, Philippines
January 2019 - September 2020 11
12 Monthly Wholesale Prices for Rice, Philippines
13 Monthly Retail Prices for Rice, Philippines
14 Monthly Wholesale Prices for Rice, National Capital
Region, January 2019 - September 2020 14
15 Monthly Retail Prices for Rice, National Capital Region
16 Monthly Farmgate Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines
17 Monthly Wholesale Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines
18 Monthly Retail Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines
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Figure No. Title Page No.
19 Monthly Farmgate Prices for White Corn, Philippines

20 Monthly Wholesale Prices for White Corn, Philippines
21 Monthly Retail Prices for White Corn, Philippines
22 Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Urea, Philippines
23 Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Ammosul, Philippines
24 Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Ammophos, Philippines
25 Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Complete, Philippines
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BACKGROUND1
Scope and Coverage
The Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS) is the source of data for palay
and corn published in this Bulletin.
Production and harvest area for palay and corn are generated from PCPS, which
have four survey rounds in a year; that is, January, April, July, and October.
Crops statistics cover all regions, except the National Capital Region (NCR).
Sampling Methodology
The sampling design of PCPS uses the results of the 2012 Census of Agriculture
(CAF) and 2017 Listing of Farm Households (LFH) as the sampling frames. It
employs a two-stage stratified sampling design with province as domain. The
barangay is the primary sampling unit, which is selected using probability
proportional to size. The farming household serves as the secondary sampling
unit, which is selected systematically.
Data Collection
For PCPS, 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. However, it excludes those produced but not harvested due to low price, lack
of demand and force majeure or fortuitous events, etc.
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1Source: 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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Harvest area refers to the actual area from which harvests were realized. This
excludes crop area that was totally damaged. It may be smaller than the area
planted.
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HIGHLIGHTS
1.0 PALAY AND CORN SITUATION
PALAY
The July to September 2020 palay production at 3,516.35 thousand metric tons
rose by 15.2 percent from the previous year’s same period output of
3,051.47 thousand metric tons. Harvest area expanded by 14.7 percent from the
previous year’s same period level of 742.87 thousand hectares to
851.89 thousand hectares this quarter. Yield per hectare increased to 4.13 metric
tons or by 0.5 percent this period, from 4.11 metric tons in the same quarter a
year ago. (Figure 1, and Tables 1.1 to 1.3)
Figure 1. Palay Production, Harvest Area and Yield

Philippines, July-September: 2018-2020
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS)
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Of the total palay production this quarter, 73.2 percent of the output were from
irrigated areas. The remaining 26.8 percent comprised the production from
rainfed areas. (Figure 2, and Tables 1.4 to 1.5)
Figure 2. Percent Share of Irrigated and Rainf ed Palay to Total Production,

Philippines, July-September: 2020
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Palay production from irrigated areas was recorded at 2,574.35 thousand
metric tons during the period. This was higher by 11.6 percent than the previous
year’s same quarter level of 2,306.26 thousand metric tons. Western Visayas,
SOCCSKSARGEN, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon were the top producing
regions for irrigated palay with a combined share of 53.3 percent to the country’s
irrigated palay output. (Figure 3 and Table 1.4)
Figure 3. Distribution of Irrigated Palay Production by Region, July-September: 2020
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Rainfed palay production was registered at 941.99 thousand metric tons,
26.4 percent or 196.78 thousand metric tons higher than the previous year’s
same period level of 745.21 thousand metric tons. The top producing regions
were Western Visayas and BARMM. (Figure 4 and Table 1.5)
Figure 4. Distribution of Rainf ed Palay Production by Region, July-September: 2020
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Figure 5. Thematic Map of Palay Production by Region, July-September: 2020
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CORN
The July to September 2020 corn production recorded at 2,817.37 thousand

metric tons was 3.5 percent higher than the 2,723.11 thousand metric tons output
in the same period of 2019. Likewise, harvest area increased to
917.27 thousand hectares or by 4.9 percent this quarter, from 874.40 thousand
hectares in the same period of previous year. On the other hand, yield
per hectare declined to 3.07 metric tons during the quarter, from 3.11 metric tons
in same period of 2019. (Figure 6, and Tables 1.6 to 1.8)
Figure 6. Corn Production, Harvest Area and Yield

Philippines, July-September: 2018-2020
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Of the total corn production, yellow corn accounted for 67.4 percent of the total
corn output this quarter. The remaining 32.6 percent comprised the production
for white corn. (Figure 7, and Table 1.9 to 1.10)
Figure 7. Percent Share of Yellow and White Corn to Total Production,

Philippines, July-September: 2020
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Yellow corn production was posted at 1,900.06 thousand metric tons during the
period. This was 1.0 percent higher than the 1,880.63 thousand metric tons
output in the same period a year ago. The major yellow corn producing region
was Cagayan Valley followed by SOCCSKSARGEN, Northern Mindanao, and
BARMM. (Figure 8 and Table 1.9)
Figure 8. Distribution of Yellow Corn Production by Region, July-September: 2020
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White corn production was estimated at 917.32 thousand metric tons, 8.9 percent
higher than the previous year’s same quarter level of 842.48 thousand
metric tons. More than half or 51.4 percent of the total production for this quarter
was shared by Northern Mindanao and BARMM. (Figure 9 and Table 1.10)
Figure 9. Distribution of White Corn Production by Region, July-September: 2020
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Pa lay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS)
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Figure 10. Thematic Map of Corn Production by Region, July-September: 2020
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2.0 PRICES
PALAY
The average farmgate price of palay for January to September 2020 was
PhP 17.59 per kilogram. This was 3.8 percent lower than the previous year’s
same period average price of PhP 18.27 per kilogram. The monthly average
farmgate price of palay consistently showed an upward trend from January to
May 2020. However, from June to September, a downward trend was recorded,
which settled at a lower price level of Php 16.96 per kilogram in September.
(Figure 11 and Table 2.1)
Figure 11. Monthly Farmgate Prices for Palay, Philippines

January 2019 - September 2020
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring
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RICE
For January to September 2020, the average wholesale price of rice dropped to
PhP 38.40 per kilogram, from PhP 39.84 per kilogram in the same period a year
ago. The monthly average wholesale price of rice ranged from PhP 37.11 to
PhP 39.41 per kilogram. (Figure 12 and Table 2.1)
Figure 12. Monthly Wholesale Prices for Rice, Philippines

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The average retail price of rice for January to September 2020 was
PhP 42.02 per kilogram. This was 3.3 percent lower than the average retail price
of PhP 43.47 per kilogram in the same period of 2019. The monthly average
retail prices of rice for this period were lower than their respective records in
2019. (Figure 13 and Table 2.1)
Figure 13. Monthly Retail Prices for Rice, Philippines

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In the National Capital Region (NCR), the average wholesale price of rice f rom
January to September 2020 was PhP 33.51 per kilogram. This was 5.3 percent
lower than the previous year’s same period average wholesale price of
PhP 35.40 per kilogram. During the period, the highest average wholesale price
was quoted in September at PhP 35.35 per kilogram, while the lowest was in
March and April at PhP 32.33 per kilogram. (Figure 14 and Table 2.2)
Figure 14. Monthly Wholesale Prices for Rice, National Capital Region
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The average retail price of rice in NCR for the period January to September 2020
was posted at PhP 42.27 per kilogram. This recorded a decline of 3.1 percent
from the PhP 43.61 per kilogram in the same period of 2019. The monthly
average retail price of rice from January to September 2020 ranged from
PhP 40.00 to PhP 44.00 per kilogram. (Figure 15 and Table 2.2)
Figure 15. Monthly Retail Prices for Rice, National Capital Region
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CORN
Yellow Corn
The average farmgate price of yellow corn was PhP 12.47 per kilogram, which
represents an annual drop of 9.6 percent from its previous year’s average
farmgate price of PhP 13.80 per kilogram. In 2020, average farmgate price was
highest in August at PhP 12.94 per kilogram while it was lowest in September at
Figure 16. Monthly Farmgate Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines

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At wholesale trade, the January to September 2020 average price of yellow corn
was PhP 21.16 per kilogram. This was higher by 7.8 percent than the previous
year’s same period average wholesale price of PhP 19.62 per kilogram. The
monthly wholesale prices of yellow corn from January to September were higher
than their respective records in 2019, except in May. (Figure 17 and Table 2.3)
Figure 17. Monthly Wholesale Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines

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The average retail price of yellow corn of PhP 25.01 per kilogram from January to
September 2020 was 1.2 percent higher than the previous year’s price of
PhP 24.71 per kilogram. During the period, the highest price was quoted in June
and July at PhP 25.68 per kilogram, while the lowest was in May at
Figure 18. Monthly Retail Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines

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White Corn
The January to September 2020 average farmgate price of white corn of

PhP 13.98 per kilogram decreased by 8.4 percent, from PhP 15.25 per kilogram
in the same period of 2019. The monthly average farmgate prices of white corn
for this period were lower than their respective records in 2019. (Figure 19 and
Table 2.4)
Figure 19. Monthly Farmgate Prices for White Corn, Philippines

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The nine-month average wholesale price of white corn in 2020 was
PhP 17.45 per kilogram. This was lower by 11.0 percent than the previous year’s
same period average wholesale price of PhP 19.62 per kilogram. During the
period, wholesale price per kilogram of white corn surged to PhP 21.99 in April
and settled at PhP 15.88 in September. (Figure 20 and Table 2.4)
Figure 20. Monthly Wholesale Prices for White Corn, Philippines

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The average retail price of white corn from January to September 2020 was
recorded at PhP 27.73 per kilogram. This was lower by 0.04 percent than the
PhP 27.74 per kilogram price level in the same period of 2019. Average retail
price was highest in April at PhP 29.33 per kilogram. (Figure 21 and Table 2.4)
Figure 21. Monthly Retail Prices for White Corn, Philippines

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FERTILIZER
From January to September 2020, the average dealer’s price per bag of
50 kilograms of urea fertilizer was PhP 1,050.86, lower by 8.2 percent than the
previous year’s same period dealers’ price of PhP 1,144.50. Average dealer’s
price was highest in January at PhP 1,083.79 per bag of 50 kilograms.
Figure 22. Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Urea, Philippines

Source: Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, Fertilizers/Pesticides Weekly Prices
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The average dealers’ price of ammonium sulphate or ammosul fertilizer f rom
January to September 2020 was PhP 597.86 per bag of 50 kilograms,
5.2 percent lower than the previous year’s same quarter record of
PhP 630.57 per bag of 50 kilograms. The monthly dealers’ prices of ammosul
during the period were lower than their respective price quotations in 2019.
Figure 23. Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Ammosul, Philippines

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For ammonium phosphate or ammophos fertilizer, the average dealers’ price
from January to September 2020 was PhP 978.06 per bag of 50 kilograms. T his
was lower by 1.7 percent than the dealers’ price of PhP 994.58 per bag of
50 kilograms in the same period of 2019. The monthly dealers’ prices of
ammophos during the period ranged from PhP 960.36 to PhP 994.23 per bag of
50 kilograms. (Figure 24 and Table 2.5)
Figure 24. Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Ammophos, Philippines

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The January to September 2020 average dealers’ price of complete fertilizer was
recorded at PhP 1,079.57 per bag of 50 kilograms. This was 6.0 percent lower
than the previous year’s same period quotation of PhP 1,148.82 per bag of
50 kilograms. Compared with their respective levels in the same period of
previous year, the monthly dealers’ prices of complete fertilizer for January to
September 2020 were lower. (Figure 25 and Table 2.5)
Figure 25. Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Complete Fertilizer, Philippines

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3.0 WEATHER INDICATOR, JULY-SEPTEMBER 202022
Cool ENSO-neutral conditions are present in the tropical Pacific. Sea surface
temperatures (SSTs) in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific (CEEP)
became cooler than average during the past months. However, near to slightly
warmer SSTs were still observed in the western Pacific. The atmospheric
indicators also show values within neutral levels. Most international climate
models show that cool ENSO-neutral conditions will likely continue until the July
to September 2020 season and 50% to 55% probability for La Niña to d evelop
before the end of the year.
Rainfall assessment for the month of July 2020 showed that most parts of
northern and central Luzon experienced below to near normal rainfall conditions
except for Bataan that received way below normal rainfall condition. Meanwhile,
generally near to above normal rainfall conditions were observed over most
portions of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao with some exception to some
provinces in Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao and
SOCCSKSARGEN, which received way below to below normal rainfall. For the
month of August 2020, it showed that below to way below normal rainfall
conditions were experienced in most parts of northern and central Luzon,
CALABARZON and MIMAROPA Region except for the provinces of Cagayan,
Quirino, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Laguna, Quezon, Marinduque and Romblon that
experienced near to above normal rainfall conditions. Moreover, near to above
normal rainfall conditions were also experienced in southern Luzon, most parts of
Visayas and Mindanao except for the provinces of Antique, Guimaras, Iloilo and
Southern Leyte that experienced below normal rainfall conditions. The rainfall
assessment for September 2020 showed below to way below normal rainfall
conditions were experienced in most parts of Luzon except Quirino, Nueva Ecija,
Aurora, Catanduanes, Masbate and MIMAROPA Region where near to above
normal rainfall were experienced. Furthermore, near to above rainfall conditions
were also experienced in most parts of Visayas and Mindanao except for Bohol,
Siquijor, Southern Leyte, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay,
Misamis Occidental, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, Dinagat Islands,
Maguindanao and Tawi-tawi that received below normal rainfall.
2Source:
Excerpts from Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA), August 06, 2020 to October 02, 2020 Monthly Climate Assessment and
Outlook
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The weather systems that affected the country were the Southwest (SW)
monsoon, low pressure areas (LPAs), localized thunderstorms, easterlies and
Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Eleven tropical cyclones (TCs) had
developed or entered in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), namely:
Tropical Depression (TD) “Carina” (July 13-14), Severe Tropical Storm (STS)
“Dindo” (June 31-August 3), Tropical Storm (TS) “Enteng” (August 8-9), Tropical
Depression (TD) “Ferdie” (August 9-10), Tropical Depression (TD) “Gener”
(August 10), Tropical Depression (TD) “Helen” (August 17), Severe Tropical
Storm (STS) “Igme” (August 21-22), Typhoon (TY) “Julian” (August 28-31),
Typhoon (TY) “Kristine” (September 4-5), Tropical Storm (TS) “Leon”
(September 15-17) and Tropical Storm (TS) “Marce” (September 20-21).
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STATISTICAL TABLES
Table 1.1 Volume of Production for Palay by Region, Philippines
July-September: 2018-2020
(In metric tons)
July - September Change Percent

Region 2019 / 2018 2020 / 2019 Share
2018 2019 2020
Level Percent Level Percent 2020
Philippines 3,196,416.68 3,051,471.17 3,516,346.20 -144,945.51 -4.5 464,875.03 15.2 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 54,192.68 63,033.94 95,155.26 8,841.26 16.3 32,121.32 51.0 2.7
Region I (Ilocos Region) 152,465.00 186,265.00 189,016.00 33,800.00 22.2 2,751.00 1.5 5.4
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 176,335.58 329,044.15 336,782.25 152,708.57 86.6 7,738.10 2.4 9.6
Region III (Central Luzon) 274,843.11 346,714.33 352,101.91 71,871.22 26.15 5,387.58 1.6 10.0
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 34,659.04 31,837.13 40,418.01 -2,821.91 -8.1 8,580.88 27.0 1.1
MIMAROPA Region 125,333.00 99,191.36 119,240.00 -26,141.64 -20.9 20,048.64 20.2 3.4
Region V (Bicol Region) 202,814.20 197,932.02 224,296.66 -4,882.18 -2.4 26,364.64 13.3 6.4
Region VI (Western Visayas) 781,998.95 549,923.74 744,726.79 -232,075.21 -29.7 194,803.05 35.4 21.2
Region VII (Central Visayas) 16,294.00 13,025.00 16,008.00 -3,269.00 -20.1 2,983.00 22.9 0.5
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 117,792.00 104,851.39 110,541.09 -12,940.61 -11.0 5,689.70 5.4 3.1
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 195,755.95 193,589.00 199,925.51 -2,166.95 -1.1 6,336.51 3.3 5.7
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 204,313.81 204,873.97 243,948.50 560.16 0.3 39,074.53 19.1 6.9
Region XI (Davao Region) 150,425.63 117,441.47 127,280.89 -32,984.16 -21.9 9,839.42 8.4 3.6
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 456,096.70 346,683.00 407,446.16 -109,413.70 -24.0 60,763.16 17.5 11.6
Region XIII (Caraga) 34,808.83 27,342.30 61,393.84 -7,466.53 -21.5 34,051.54 124.5 1.7
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region 218,288.20 239,723.36 248,065.33 21,435.16 9.8 8,341.97 3.5 7.1
in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Note: Details may not add up to total due to rounding

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Table 1.2 Harvest Area for Palay by Region, Philippines
(In hectares)

Region 2019 / 2018 2020 / 2019 Share
2018 2019 2020
Philippines 824,865.15 742,874.01 851,885.07 -81,991.14 -9.9 109,011.06 14.7 100.0
Region I (Ilocos Region) 38,506.00 38,807.16 38,606.00 301.16 0.8 -201.16 -0.5 4.5
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 9,234.00 8,729.07 10,829.26 -504.93 -5.5 2,100.19 24.1 1.3
MIMAROPA Region 30,311.00 24,413.52 29,080.00 -5,897.48 -19.5 4,666.48 19.1 3.4
Region V (Bicol Region) 51,385.00 51,445.00 55,418.00 60.00 0.1 3,973.00 7.7 6.5
Region VII (Central Visayas) 5,704.00 4,680.00 5,449.00 -1,024.00 -18.0 769.00 16.4 0.6
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 33,615.00 29,696.00 30,390.00 -3,919.00 -11.7 694.00 2.3 3.6
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 41,368.00 41,316.50 49,176.00 -51.50 -0.1 7,859.50 19.0 5.8
Region XI (Davao Region) 32,009.00 26,447.00 27,246.00 -5,562.00 -17.4 799.00 3.0 3.2
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region 84,481.00 69,013.00 70,581.00 -15,468.00 -18.3 1,568.00 2.3 8.3

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Table 1.3 Yield per hectare for Palay by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)
July - September Change

Region 2019 / 2018 2020 / 2019
2018 2019 2020
Level Percent Level Percent
Philippines 3.88 4.11 4.13 0.23 6.0 0.02 0.5
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 3.29 3.52 3.50 0.23 7.1 -0.02 -0.7
Region I (Ilocos Region) 3.96 4.80 4.90 0.84 21.2 0.10 2.0
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 4.24 4.77 4.71 0.53 12.5 -0.06 -1.3
Region III (Central Luzon) 4.55 5.02 5.03 0.47 10.3 a/ 0.1
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 3.75 3.65 3.73 -0.11 -2.8 0.09 2.3
MIMAROPA Region 4.13 4.06 4.10 -0.07 -1.7 0.04 0.9
Region V (Bicol Region) 3.95 3.85 4.05 -0.10 -2.5 0.20 5.2
Region VI (Western Visayas) 3.62 3.58 3.68 -0.04 -1.1 0.10 2.8
Region VII (Central Visayas) 2.86 2.78 2.94 -0.07 -2.6 0.15 5.6
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 3.50 3.53 3.64 0.03 0.8 0.11 3.0
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 3.99 4.33 4.26 0.34 8.4 -0.06 -1.5
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 4.94 4.96 4.96 0.02 0.4 a/ a/
Region XI (Davao Region) 4.70 4.44 4.67 -0.26 -5.5 0.23 5.2
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 4.44 4.06 4.16 -0.37 -8.4 0.10 2.4
Region XIII (Caraga) 2.98 3.20 3.24 0.21 7.1 0.05 1.5
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region 2.58 3.47 3.51 0.89 34.4 0.04 1.2
Note: a/ - less than 0.05 metric tons/ 0.05 percent increase

Details may not add up to total due to rounding
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Table 1.4 Volume of Production for Irrigated Palay by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)

Region 2019 / 2018 2020 / 2019 Share
2018 2019 2020
Philippines 2,295,826.44 2,306,259.37 2,574,351.72 10,432.92 0.5 268,092.36 11.6 100.0
Region I (Ilocos Region) 129,692.00 157,190.00 161,482.00 27,498.00 21.2 4,292.00 2.7 6.3
Region III (Central Luzon) 268,873.71 336,325.09 322,867.81 67,451.38 25.09 -13,457.28 -4.0 12.5
MIMAROPA Region 96,609.00 77,041.57 90,424.00 -19,567.43 -20.3 13,382.43 17.4 3.5
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 128,655.41 135,657.51 139,010.59 7,002.10 5.4 3,353.08 2.5 5.4

Source: Philippine Statistics Autho rity, Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS)
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Table 1.5 Volume of Production for Rainfed Palay by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)

Region 2019 / 2018 2020 / 2019 Share
2018 2019 2020
Philippines 900,590.24 745,211.81 941,994.48 -155,378.44 -17.3 196,782.67 26.4 100.0
Region I (Ilocos Region) 22,773.00 29,075.00 27,534.00 6,302.00 27.7 -1,541.00 -5.3 2.9
MIMAROPA Region 28,724.00 22,149.79 28,816.00 -6,574.21 -22.9 6,666.21 30.1 3.1
Region VII (Central Visayas) 1,847.00 1,001.00 1,445.00 -846.00 -45.8 444.00 44.4 0.2
Region XI (Davao Region) 12,363.56 11,428.51 12,152.85 -935.05 -7.6 724.34 6.3 1.3

Source: Philippine Statistics Auth ority, Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS)
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Table 1.6 Volume of Production for Corn by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)

Region 2019 / 2018 2020 / 2019 Share
2018 2019 2020
Philippines 2,205,420.18 2,723,108.68 2,817,374.88 517,688.50 23.5 94,266.20 3.5 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 47,530.00 68,158.85 65,258.93 20,628.85 43.4 -2,899.92 -4.3 2.3
Region I (Ilocos Region) 8,737.00 8,983.00 9,203.00 246.00 2.8 220.00 2.4 0.3
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 309,420.84 748,186.47 725,092.34 438,765.63 141.8 -23,094.13 -3.1 25.7
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 22,356.37 22,428.36 28,018.53 71.99 0.3 5,590.17 24.9 1.0
MIMAROPA Region 20,702.00 12,532.00 24,098.38 -8,170.00 -39.5 11,566.38 92.3 0.9
Region V (Bicol Region) 75,824.00 78,982.88 89,168.13 3,158.88 4.2 10,185.25 12.9 3.2
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 19,866.05 19,023.10 19,915.58 -842.95 -4.2 892.48 4.7 0.7
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 124,321.27 97,179.32 86,424.65 -27,141.95 -21.8 -10,754.67 -11.1 3.1
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 448,378.66 484,921.84 516,174.00 36,543.18 8.2 31,252.16 6.4 18.3
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 460,918.00 438,143.00 436,780.49 -22,775.00 -4.9 -1,362.51 -0.3 15.5
Region XIII (Caraga) 29,240.90 28,531.96 46,510.68 -708.94 -2.4 17,978.72 63.0 1.7

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Table 1.7 Harvest Area for Corn by Region, Philippines
(In hectares)

Region 2019 / 2018 2020 / 2019 Share
2018 2019 2020
Philippines 784,933.35 874,399.80 917,270.84 89,466.45 11.4 42,871.04 4.9 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 14,347.00 17,714.28 16,881.00 3,367.28 23.5 -833.28 -4.7 1.8
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 74,781.35 166,623.50 166,206.00 91,842.15 122.8 -417.50 -0.3 18.1
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 8,852.00 8,501.82 8,491.69 -350.18 -4.0 -10.13 -0.1 0.9
MIMAROPA Region 6,005.00 4,086.00 6,865.00 -1,919.00 -32.0 2,779.00 68.0 0.7
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 138,298.00 142,317.00 136,223.00 4,019.00 2.9 -6,094.00 -4.3 14.9
Region XIII (Caraga) 8,361.00 8,383.00 12,517.00 22.00 0.3 4,134.00 49.3 1.4

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Table 1.8 Yield per hectare for Corn by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)
July - September Change

Region 2019 / 2018 2020 / 2019
2018 2019 2020
Level Percent Level Percent
Philippines 2.81 3.11 3.07 0.30 10.8 -0.04 -1.4
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 3.31 3.85 3.87 0.53 16.1 0.02 0.5
Region I (Ilocos Region) 4.22 4.21 4.35 -0.01 -0.3 0.14 3.2
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 4.14 4.49 4.36 0.35 8.5 -0.13 -2.8
Region III (Central Luzon) 4.19 5.04 4.58 0.85 20.2 -0.46 -9.2
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 2.53 2.64 3.30 0.11 4.5 0.66 25.1
MIMAROPA Region 3.45 3.07 3.51 -0.38 -11.0 0.44 14.5
Region V (Bicol Region) 2.17 2.71 2.81 0.54 24.8 0.10 3.6
Region VI (Western Visayas) 2.98 2.89 3.03 -0.09 -3.0 0.14 5.0
Region VII (Central Visayas) 0.88 0.85 1.00 -0.03 -3.7 0.16 18.8
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 1.43 1.40 1.46 -0.03 -2.0 0.06 4.3
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 1.88 1.56 1.46 -0.32 -17.2 -0.09 -6.1
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 3.45 3.56 3.72 0.11 3.1 0.17 4.7
Region XI (Davao Region) 1.74 1.64 1.72 -0.10 -5.8 0.09 5.3
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 3.33 3.08 3.21 -0.25 -7.6 0.13 4.1
Region XIII (Caraga) 3.50 3.40 3.72 -0.09 -2.7 0.31 9.2
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region 3.07 3.45 3.01 0.39 12.6 -0.44 -12.7

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Table 1.9 Volume of Production for Yellow Corn by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)

Region 2019 / 2018 2020 / 2019 Share
2018 2019 2020
Philippines 1,350,308.96 1,880,633.22 1,900,056.41 530,324.26 39.3 19,423.18 1.0 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 33,662.00 54,521.85 49,712.51 20,859.85 62.0 -4,809.34 -8.8 2.6
Region I (Ilocos Region) 4,782.00 4,391.00 4,695.00 -391.00 -8.2 304.00 6.9 0.2
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 301,006.41 739,408.80 717,206.37 438,402.39 145.6 -22,202.43 -3.0 37.7
MIMAROPA Region 15,681.00 8,216.00 18,761.18 -7,465.00 -47.6 10,545.18 128.3 1.0
Region V (Bicol Region) 54,165.00 57,022.62 63,041.32 2,857.62 5.3 6,018.70 10.6 3.3
Region VII (Central Visayas) 977.00 665.00 1,460.00 -312.00 -31.9 795.00 119.5 0.1
Region XI (Davao Region) 28,805.07 21,500.20 22,278.32 -7,304.88 -25.4 778.12 3.6 1.2
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 377,665.00 364,468.00 360,566.99 -13,197.00 -3.5 -3,901.01 -1.1 19.0

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Table 1.10 Volume of Production for White Corn by Region, Philippines
(In metric tons)

Region 2019 / 2018 2020 / 2019 Share
2018 2019 2020
Philippines 855,111.22 842,475.46 917,318.47 -12,635.76 -1.5 74,843.01 8.9 100.0
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 13,868.00 13,637.00 15,546.42 -231.00 -1.7 1,909.42 14.0 1.69
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 8,414.43 8,777.67 7,885.97 363.24 4.3 -891.70 -10.2 0.9
Region III (Central Luzon) 11,145.00 10,877.14 8,383.00 -267.86 -2.4 -2,494.14 -22.9 0.9
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 8,621.59 11,462.43 10,335.03 2,840.84 33.0 -1,127.40 -9.8 1.1
MIMAROPA Region 5,021.00 4,316.00 5,337.20 -705.00 -14.0 1,021.20 23.7 0.6
Region XIII (Caraga) 10,364.50 10,929.96 20,088.00 565.46 5.5 9,158.04 83.8 2.2

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Table 2.1 Monthly Average Prevailing Prices for Palay/Rice
by Market Level, Philippines, January-September: 2019-2020
(In PhP per kilogram)
January - September Percent
Item
2019 2020 Change
Farmgate
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 18.27 17.59 -3.8
January 19.84 15.87 -20.0
February 19.63 16.05 -18.2
March 19.00 16.40 -13.7
April 18.57 18.25 -1.7
May 18.27 19.06 4.3
June 17.91 18.90 5.5
July 17.77 18.55 4.4
August 17.42 18.25 4.8
September 16.05 16.96 5.7
Wholesale
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 39.84 38.40 -3.6
January 41.59 37.21 -10.5
February 41.29 37.11 -10.1
March 40.62 37.17 -8.5
April 39.91 38.90 -2.5
May 39.45 39.36 -0.2
June 39.27 39.41 0.4
July 39.14 39.12 -0.1
August 38.97 38.91 -0.2
September 38.35 38.38 0.1
Retail
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 43.47 42.02 -3.3
January 45.07 41.36 -8.2
February 44.69 41.22 -7.8
March 44.22 41.25 -6.7
April 43.69 42.17 -3.5
May 43.13 42.47 -1.5
June 42.94 42.65 -0.7
July 42.78 42.48 -0.7
August 42.55 42.42 -0.3
September 42.15 42.14 b/
Note: b/ - less than 0.05 percent decrease

Source: Philippine Statistics Auth ority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring
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Table 2.2 Monthly Average Prevailing Prices for Rice
by Market Level, National Capital Region, January-September: 2019-2020

Item
2019 2020 Change
National Capital Region

Wholesale
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 35.40 33.51 -5.3
January 40.40 32.70 -19.1
February 38.75 33.44 -13.7
March 35.75 32.33 -9.6
April 35.03 32.33 -7.7
May 33.80 34.63 2.5
June 34.43 33.95 -1.4
July 32.83 33.33 1.5
August 33.34 33.56 0.7
September 34.23 35.35 3.3
Retail
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 43.61 42.27 -3.1
January 44.25 40.00 -9.6
February 44.00 40.00 -9.1
March 44.00 42.50 -3.4
April 44.00 40.00 -9.1
May 44.00 42.40 -3.6
June 44.00 44.00 -
July 43.00 44.00 2.3
August 41.20 44.00 6.8
September 44.00 43.50 -1.1
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Table 2.3 Monthly Average Prevailing Prices for Yellow Corn
Item
2019 2020 Change
Farmgate
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 13.80 12.47 -9.6
January 13.96 12.39 -11.2
February 13.86 12.38 -10.7
March 13.83 12.05 -12.9
April 14.10 12.33 -12.6
May 14.07 12.58 -10.6
June 14.00 12.73 -9.1
July 13.97 12.85 -8.0
August 13.47 12.94 -3.9
September 12.91 12.01 -7.0
Wholesale
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 19.62 21.16 7.8
January 20.30 21.90 7.9
February 19.47 21.53 10.6
March 19.53 21.46 9.9
April 20.23 21.81 7.8
May 19.79 19.53 -1.3
June 18.40 20.95 13.9
July 18.26 21.05 15.3
August 19.89 21.37 7.4
September 20.75 20.84 0.4
Retail
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 24.71 25.01 1.2
January 25.41 25.29 -0.5
February 24.72 24.89 0.7
March 24.64 25.01 1.5
April 24.85 24.71 -0.6
May 24.68 23.68 -4.1
June 23.85 25.68 7.7
July 23.67 25.68 8.5
August 24.92 25.28 1.4
September 25.62 24.88 -2.9
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Table 2.4 Monthly Average Prevailing Prices for White Corn
Item
2019 2020 Change
Farmgate
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 15.25 13.98 -8.4
January 14.03 13.34 -4.9
February 14.55 13.34 -8.3
March 15.10 13.48 -10.7
April 16.02 15.00 -6.4
May 16.20 14.87 -8.2
June 16.20 14.02 -13.5
July 15.94 14.15 -11.2
August 15.16 14.30 -5.7
September 14.09 13.29 -5.7
Wholesale
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 19.62 17.45 -11.0
January 20.75 16.64 -19.8
February 21.03 15.94 -24.2
March 22.12 15.81 -28.5
April 19.86 21.99 10.7
May 19.67 18.49 -6.0
June 19.37 17.16 -11.4
July 18.42 17.28 -6.2
August 18.05 17.87 -1.0
September 17.29 15.88 -8.2
Retail
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 27.74 27.73 b/
January 28.12 26.79 -4.7
February 28.22 26.78 -5.1
March 28.81 26.89 -6.7
April 27.98 29.33 4.8
May 27.90 27.68 -0.8
June 27.79 27.80 a/
July 27.15 28.28 4.2
August 27.03 28.22 4.4
September 26.69 27.80 4.2
Note: a/ - less than 0.05 percent increase

b/ - less than 0.05 percent decrease
43 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Table 2.5 Monthly Average Dealers’ Prices for Fertilizer
by Grade, Philippines, January-September: 2019-2020
(In PhP/bag of 50 kilogram)
Item
2019 2020 Change
Urea
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 1,144.50 1,050.86 -8.2
January 1,142.15 1,083.79 -5.1
February 1,151.94 1,066.43 -7.4
March 1,154.63 1,058.62 -8.3
April 1,153.59 1,046.76 -9.3
May 1,148.20 1,039.33 -9.5
June 1,139.78 1,027.78 -9.8
July 1,140.51 1,043.08 -8.5
August 1,138.03 1,047.22 -8.0
September 1,131.71 1,044.76 -7.7
Ammosul
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 630.57 597.86 -5.2
January 629.06 601.67 -4.4
February 631.79 601.35 -4.8
March 631.60 594.96 -5.8
April 631.45 588.95 -6.7
May 631.88 589.17 -6.8
June 633.26 589.60 -6.9
July 627.75 605.54 -3.5
August 630.11 605.06 -4.0
September 628.22 604.48 -3.8
Ammophos
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 994.58 978.06 -1.7
January 983.32 984.04 0.1
February 986.19 979.40 -0.7
March 991.84 972.65 -1.9
April 997.93 965.15 -3.3
May 997.06 960.51 -3.7
June 1,000.75 960.36 -4.0
July 995.65 993.93 -0.2
August 998.31 994.23 -0.4
September 1,000.13 992.26 -0.8
Complete
Jan.-Sep. Ave. 1,148.82 1,079.57 -6.0
January 1,142.25 1,096.14 -4.0
February 1,146.93 1,086.46 -5.3
March 1,148.39 1,081.84 -5.8
April 1,150.83 1,075.71 -6.5
May 1,154.12 1,071.81 -7.1
June 1,150.18 1,063.69 -7.5
July 1,150.77 1,083.07 -5.9
August 1,150.01 1,079.28 -6.2
September 1,145.91 1,078.18 -5.9
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Table 3.1 Cumulative Actual Decadal and Normal Rainfall
by Region, July-September: 2019-2020
(In millimeters)
July - September
Region Actual % Deviation
Normal
2019 2020 2020/2019 2020/Normal
Philippines 13,355.40 11,456.60 13,628.37 -14.2 -15.9
National Capital Region (NCR) 1,198.80 803.50 1,239.37 -33.0 -35.2

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 1,551.30 667.30 1,214.56 -57.0 -45.1
Region I (Ilocos Region) 1,861.60 850.90 1,576.06 -54.3 -46.0
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 942.40 644.70 742.72 -31.6 -13.2
Region III (Central Luzon) 1,473.80 906.20 1,268.38 -38.5 -28.6
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 726.70 677.40 807.28 -6.8 -16.1
MIMAROPA Region 983.20 712.60 893.92 -27.5 -20.3
Region V (Bicol Region) 567.50 601.40 673.51 6.0 -10.7
Region VI (Western Visayas) 674.90 923.70 900.82 36.9 2.5
Region VII (Central Visayas) 407.10 592.80 566.07 45.6 4.7
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 392.80 634.90 581.55 61.6 9.2
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 412.30 600.70 573.98 45.7 4.7
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 494.80 776.00 620.81 56.8 25.0
Region XI (Davao Region) 502.90 444.60 485.22 -11.6 -8.4
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 388.90 433.60 428.23 11.5 1.3
Region XIII (Caraga) 385.40 659.90 544.30 71.2 21.2
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region 391.00 526.40 511.59 34.6 2.9
Source: Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

(PAGASA), Climate Impact Assessment
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PALAY AND CORN QUARTERLY BULLETIN
DIVINA GRACIA L. DEL PRADO

Assistant National Statistician
Economic Sector Statistics Service
CROPS STATISTICS DIVISION
ERMINA V. TEPORA
Chief Statistical Specialist
REYNALDO Q. VALLESTEROS, JR.

Supervising Statistical Specialist
JOY C. DE GUZMAN
Statistical Specialist II
DIONISIO M. DE VERA
Statistical Specialist II
MAY G. CAMMAYO
Statistical Specialist I
JOHN MERVIN P. DE CASTRO

Statistical Analyst
CHARLOTTE E. MOJICA
Statistical Analyst
16th Floor, ETON Cyberpod Centris 3
EDSA. Corner Quezon Avenue, Quezon City,
Philippines
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Palay and Corn Quarterly Bulletin

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.

The Palay and Corn Quarterly Bulletin is a publication of the Philippine

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.

Quezon City, Philippines

1.0 Palay and Corn Situation

1.10 Volume of Production for White Corn by Region,

Figure No. Title Page No.

19 Monthly Farmgate Prices for White Corn, Philippines

Scope and Coverage

Concepts and Definitions

1Source: Excerpts from Crops Statistics of the Philippines 2012-2016, ISSN-2012-0487

1.0 PALAY AND CORN SITUATION

Figure 1. Palay Production, Harvest Area and Yield

Figure 2. Percent Share of Irrigated and Rainf ed Palay to Total Production,

Figure 3. Distribution of Irrigated Palay Production by Region, July-September: 2020

Figure 4. Distribution of Rainf ed Palay Production by Region, July-September: 2020

The July to September 2020 corn production recorded at 2,817.37 thousand

Figure 6. Corn Production, Harvest Area and Yield

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

Figure 8. Distribution of Yellow Corn Production by Region, July-September: 2020

Figure 9. Distribution of White Corn Production by Region, July-September: 2020

Figure 11. Monthly Farmgate Prices for Palay, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Figure 12. Monthly Wholesale Prices for Rice, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Figure 13. Monthly Retail Prices for Rice, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Figure 16. Monthly Farmgate Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Figure 17. Monthly Wholesale Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Figure 18. Monthly Retail Prices for Yellow Corn, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

The January to September 2020 average farmgate price of white corn of

Figure 19. Monthly Farmgate Prices for White Corn, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Figure 20. Monthly Wholesale Prices for White Corn, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Figure 21. Monthly Retail Prices for White Corn, Philippines

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Weekly Cereals Price Monitoring

Figure 22. Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Urea, Philippines

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

Figure 23. Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Ammosul, Philippines

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

Figure 24. Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Ammophos, Philippines

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

Figure 25. Monthly Dealers’ Prices for Complete Fertilizer, Philippines

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

July - September Change Percent

Philippines 3,196,416.68 3,051,471.17 3,516,346.20 -144,945.51 -4.5 464,875.03 15.2 100.0

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

July - September Change Percent

Philippines 824,865.15 742,874.01 851,885.07 -81,991.14 -9.9 109,011.06 14.7 100.0

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

July - September Change

Philippines 3.88 4.11 4.13 0.23 6.0 0.02 0.5

Note: a/ - less than 0.05 metric tons/ 0.05 percent increase

July - September Change Percent