Palay Production

Northern Mindanao produced 724,585 metric tons of palay in 2023. This represents an increase of 0.5 percent from 720,915 metrics tons in 2022.

Palay production increased by 0.5 percent in irrigated farms and 6.2 percent in rainfed farms.

Source: Volume of Palay Production by Ecosystem, Northern Mindanao, OpenStat, PSA.
**Details may not add up due to rounding.

In 2023, Bukidnon still had the highest palay production among the provinces in the region, accounting for 62.8 percent of the region's total palay production.

Figure 2. Volume of Palay Production by Province,
Northern Mindanao: 2023
(In metric tons)

Only Misamis Occidental posted a decrease in palay production in 2023, while the other provinces posted increases.

Table 1. Volume of Palay Production by Province,
Northern Mindanao: 2022 and 2023

Source: Volume of Palay Production by Province, Northern Mindanao, OpenStat, PSA.
**Details may not add up due to rounding.

Area Harvested for Palay

The total area harvested for palay in 2023 was 173,969 hectares. This represents an increase of 0.3 percent from the 173,404 hectares recorded in 2022. In 2022, the area harvested declined by -0.3 percent for irrigated farms, while the area harvested increased by 4.2 percent for rainfed farms.

Source: Area Harvested for Palay by Ecosystem, Northern Mindanao, OpenStat, PSA.
**Details may not add up due to rounding.

In 2023, Bukidnon had the largest area harvested for palay, accounting for 60.3 percent of the region's total area harvested.

Figure 4. Area Harvested for Palay by Province,
Northern Mindanao: 2023
(In hectares)

All provinces posted decreases in area harvested for palay except Camiguin and Lanao del Norte.

Table 2. Area Harvested for Palay by Province
Northern Mindanao: 2022 and 2023

Source: Area Harvested for Palay by Province, Northern Mindanao, OpenStat, PSA.
**Details may not add up due to rounding.

Corn Production

The total corn production in 2023 was recorded at 1,520,889 metric tons, an increase of 3.0 percent from 2022. Yellow corn production increased by 10.0 percent while white corn production decreased by -10.2 percent.

Source: Volume of Corn Production by Corn Type, Northern Mindanao, OpenStat, PSA
**Details may not add up due to rounding.

Among the provinces, Bukidnon contributed 68.1% to the region’s total corn production.

Figure 6. Volume of Corn Production by Province,
Northern Mindanao: 2023
(In metric tons)

The provinces of Bukidnon and Lanao del Norte posted increases in corn production in 2023, while Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, and Misamis Occidental posted decreases in their corn production.

Table 3. Volume of Corn Production by Province,
Northern Mindanao: 2022 and 2023

Source: Volume of Corn Production by Province, Northern Mindanao, OpenStat, PSA.
**Details may not add up due to rounding.

Area Harvested for Corn

The total area harvested for corn in 2023 was 387,932 hectares, a -0.6 percent decrease from the total area harvested in 2022.

Area harvested yellow corn was 217,966 hectares, higher by 8.4 percent than the area harvested in 2022. Meanwhile, the area harvested for white corn was hectares which decreased by -10.1 percent compared to 2022.

Source: Area Harvested for Corn by Corn Type, Northern Mindanao, OpenStat, PSA.
**Details may not add up due to rounding.

Among the provinces, Bukidnon contributed 56.5 percent to the region’s total area harvested for corn.

Figure 8. Area Harvested for Corn by Province,
Northern Mindanao: 2023
(In hectares)

All provinces posted decreases in area harvested for corn except Bukidnon.

Table 4. Area Harvested for Corn by Province, Northern Mindanao: 2022 and 2023

Source: Area Harvested for Corn by Province, Northern Mindanao, OpenStat, PSA.
**Details may not add up due to rounding.

(SGD.)JANITH C. AVES, CE, DM
Regional Director
PSA RSSO X

 

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TECHNICAL NOTES

The Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS) – is one of the major agricultural surveys conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This generates estimates on palay and corn production, area, yield and other production-related data that serve as inputs for policy making and programs on palay and corn. More importantly, the production data generated from the survey are direct inputs to the Performance of Agriculture (PAR) report and accordingly to the computation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Reference Periods

January Survey round – October to December

April Survey round – January to March

July Survey round – April to June

October Survey round – July to September

Production – refers to quantity produced and actually harvested during the 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.

Area harvested – refers to the total area harvested to palay/corn during the reference quarter. It may be less than or equal to the total area planted to palay/corn.

Irrigated Farms – refer to area with irrigation facilities supplying water through artificial means like gravity, force/power, pump, etc. Irrigated area becomes rainfed only when the irrigation system is no longer operational for the past two (2) years and beyond repair and there is no plan of irrigating the farm.

Rainfed Farms – refer to area that holds standing water but solely dependent on rainfall for its water supply. It may have dikes that retain rainwater.

Yield – 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.