Palay Production
Northern Mindanao produced 793,640 metric tons of palay in 2021. This represents an increase of 1.5 percent from 781,825 metrics tons in 2020.
Palay production increased by 1.8 percent in irrigated farms and decreased by 0.8 percent in rainfed farms.
In 2021, Bukidnon still had the highest palay production among the provinces in the region, accounting for 62.9 percent of the region's total palay production.
Figure 2. Volume of Palay Production by Province,
Northern Mindanao: 2021
(In metric tons)
Only Bukidnon and Misamis Occidental posted increases in palay production in 2021.
Table 1. Volume of Palay Production by Province,
Northern Mindanao: 2020 and 2021
Area Harvested for Palay
The total area harvested for palay in 2021 was 165,870 hectares. This represents a decrease of 0.7 percent from the 167,115 hectares recorded in 2020. In 2021, the area harvested declined by 0.4 percent and 3.0 percent for irrigated farms and rainfed farms, respectively.
In 2021, Bukidnon had the largest area harvested for palay, accounting for 60.8 percent of the region's total area harvested.
Figure 4. Area Harvested for Palay, Northern Mindanao: 2021
(In hectares)
All provinces posted increases in area harvested for palay except Lanao del Norte and Misamis Oriental.
Table 2. Area Harvested for Palay by Province, Northern Mindanao: 2020 and 2021
Corn Production
The total corn production in 2021 was recorded at 1,455,030 metric tons, an increase of 8.7 percent from 2020. Yellow and white corn production increased by 12.9 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively.
Among the provinces, Bukidnon contributed the most (65.4%) to the region’s total corn production.
Figure 6. Volume of Corn Production by Province,
Northern Mindanao: 2021
(In metric tons)
All provinces except Misamis Occidental posted increases in corn production in 2021.
Table 3. Volume of Corn Production by Province,
Northern Mindanao: 2020 and 2021
Area Harvested for Corn
The total area harvested for corn in 2021 was 384,865 hectares, a 3.5 percent increase from the total area harvested in 2020.
The area harvested for yellow corn was 194,966 hectares, higher by 12.2 percent than the area harvested in 2020. Meanwhile, the area harvested for white corn was 189,899 hectares which decreased by 4.1 percent compared to 2020.
Among the provinces, Bukidnon contributed the most (54.4%) to the region’s total area harvested for corn.
Figure 8. Area Harvested for Corn by Province, Northern Mindanao: 2021
(In hectares)
Only the provinces of Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental showed increases in the area harvested for corn in 2021.
Table 4. Area Harvested for Corn by Province, Northern Mindanao: 2020 and 2021
(SGD.)JANITH C. AVES, CE, DM
(Chief Statistical Specialist)
Officer-in-Charge
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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.
