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Lecture Notes
A. Fruit Crops
Banana
o Cavendish is the highest produced banana in the Philippines accounting to 55.2% of
the total banana production.
o Davao region was the top producer of banana, followed by Northern Mindanao and
SOCCSKSARGEN.
Calamansi
o CALABARZON was the top producer of Calamansi, followed by Central Luzon and
Davao Region.
Rubber
o SOCCSKARGEN was the top producer of rubber for the 1st quarter of 2023, followed
by Zamboanga Peninsula.
Sugarcane
o Sugarcane for centrifugal sugar accounted 98.5% of the total sugarcane production
o Sugarcane for ethanol, Muscovado, Chewing, Vinegar had an aggregate of 1.5%.
o Western Visayas is the top producer of sugarcane, followed by Northern Mindanao
and Central Visayas.
Tobacco
o Produced for dried leaves
o Virginia tobacco was the most produced variety which contributed 96.3% to the
total tobacco production for the first quarter of 2023.
o Top producer of tobacco for the first quarter of 2023 was the Ilocos region, followed
by Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Mungbean
o Ilocos region was the top producer of mungbean for the first quarter of 2023,
followed by Western Visayas and central Luzon
Potato
o CAR was the top producer of potato for the first quarter of 2023, followed by Davao
Region and Northern Mindanao.
Cabbage
o Highest contributor in cabbage production for the 1st quarter of 2023 was CAR,
followed by Central Visayas and Ilocos Region.
Eggplant
o Ilocos Region was the top producer of eggplant for the first quarter of 2023,
followed by Central Luzon and CALABARZON.
Tomato
o Ilocos Region was the top producer of tomato for the first quarter of 2023, followed
by Central Luzon and Western Visayas.
Ampalaya (Bittergourd)
o Central Luzon was the top producer of amplaya for the first quarter of 2023,
followed by Ilocos Region and CALABARZON.
Onion
o Bermuda was the most produced type of onion contributing 80% of the total onion
production.
o Central Luzon was the top producer of onion for the 1st quarter of 2023, followed by
Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley.
Sweet Potato
o Eastern Visayas was the leading producer of sweet potato for the 1st quarter of
2023, followed by Bicol region and Western Visayas.