Rice is grown in both kharif and rabi seasons.

The kharif crop, which accounts for 83 percent of

total crop production, was harvested in November. The rabi crop will be harvested in March. (For
more information, please contact Arnella.Trent@usda.gov.)

Philippines Rice: Dry Weather Continues to Impact Production

USDA estimates marketing year (MY) 2023/24 rice production at 12.3 million metric tons (milled
basis), down 2 percent from last month, and 3 percent from last year. Harvested area is estimated
at 4.8 million hectares, unchanged from last month, but down 1 percent from the previous year.
Yield (rough basis) is estimated at 4.07 tons per hectare, down 2 percent from last month and last
year.

Rice in the Philippines is cultivated throughout the year by quarter. USDA’s MY begins with the
third quarter, July through September. The highest rice outputs are produced in quarters four and
one, which represents about 38 and 23 percent of total production, respectively.

After achieving higher-than-expected rice output for the third quarter, extended dry weather
negatively impacted rice output in the fourth quarter, most notably in the northeastern Central
Luzon region. Central Luzon accounts for roughly 20 percent of the fourth quarter output. The
province most impacted in Central Luzon was Nueva Ecija, which accounts for 50 percent of the
region’s output. According to the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA), Nueva Ecija’s fourth
quarter rice output was down 7 percent from last year and 24 percent from the 5-year average.
Central Luzon’s fourth quarter rice output was down 6 percent from last year and 14 percent from
the 5-year average. Total fourth quarter rice output was down 2 percent from last year, but up 6
percent from the 5-year average, per PSA official reports. (For more information, please contact
Justin.Jenkins@usda.gov.)

Foreign Agricultural Service/USDA 5 March 2024

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