CORN SITUATION IN MIMAROPA OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2019 Date of Release: 14 February 2020 Reference No. 2020-085 MIMAROPA CONTRIBUTES 0.8 PERCENT TO THE COUNTRY’S TOTAL CORN PRODUCTION IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2019 Total volume of corn production in the MIMAROPA Region was estimated at about 12,654 metric tons in October-December 2019. The region ranked fourteenth among 16 corn producing regions in the country. Figure 1. Volume of Corn Production by Region: October-December 2019 X 454,975 XII 358,864 II 208,227 ARMM 173,192 XI 78,877 CAR 68,514 XIII 65,193 VI 63,086 V 53,444 IX 34,982 VII 26,714 Region VIII 22,913 IV-A 22,367 MIMAROPA 12,654 I 7,712 PHILIPPINES = 1,658,324 MT III 6,610 Volume of Production (in Metric Tons) Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey MIMAROPA’s corn production of 12,654 metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2019 contributed 0.8 percent to the overall corn production in the country. Figure 2. Volume of Corn Production and Percentage Share by Region, Philippines: October-December 2019 (Production in Metric Tons) LEGEND: 0-100,000 MT Region I 100,001-200,000 MT 7,712 MT Region II 0.5% 200,001-300,000 MT 208,227 MT CAR 12.6% 300,001-400,000 MT 68,514 MT 400,001 MT and above 4.1% Region IV-A Region III 22,367 MT 6,610 MT 1.3% 0.4% Region V 53,444 MT MIMAROPA REGION 3.2% 12,654 MT Region VIII 0.8% 22,913 MT 1.4% Region VI 63,086 MT 3.8% Region XIII 65,193 MT Region VII 3.9% 26,714 MT Region X 1.6% 454,975 MT 27.4% Region IX 34,982 MT ARMM 2.1% Region XI 173,192 MT Region XII 78,877 MT 10.4% 358,864 MT 4.8% 21.6% Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey Among provinces in MIMAROPA, Palawan got the largest share of 5,601 metric tons or 44.3 percent on the production of corn for the fourth quarter of 2019. Occidental Mindoro followed with 4,440 metric tons or 35.1 percent, while Oriental Mindoro posted a total of 2,008 metric tons or 15.9 percent of the total corn production in the region. Romblon and Marinduque lagged behind with a combined share of 4.8 percent or a total of 605 metric tons of corn. Figure 3. Volume of Production and Percentage Share by Province: October-December 2019 (Production in Metric Tons) 44.3% 35.1% 15.9 % 3.0% 1.8% 5,601 MT 4,440 MT 2,008 MT 378 MT 227 MT Palawan Occidental Oriental Romblon Marinduque Mindoro Mindoro Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey Corn produced in the MIMAROPA Region were predominantly yellow during fourth quarter of 2019, which was 66.7 percent or 8,435 metric tons of the total volume of corn production in the region. Corns produced in Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, and Occidental Mindoro were predominantly yellow with the corresponding share of 95.3 percent, 68.7 percent, and 58.6 percent to the total corn production in the ir respective provinces. Meanwhile, corns produced in Marinduque and Romblon were predominantly white with 78.4 percent and 95.0 percent share to the regional corn production in their respective province. Figure 4: Percentage Share and Volume of Production by Type of Corn and by Province: October-December 2019: (Production in Metric Tons) Romblon 95.0 5.0 Palawan 31.3 68.7 Oriental Mindoro 4.7 95.3 Predominantly Yellow Corn Province Predominantly Occidental Mindoro 41.4 58.6 White Corn Marinduque 78.4 21.6 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey Volume of corn production slightly increase by 0.4 percent Total corn production in the region of 12,654 metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2019 was 0.4 percent or about 45 metric tons higher than 12,609 metric tons of produced corn during the same quarter in 2018. The increase in corn production was due to the boosts in the production lead by O ccidental Mindoro with 438 metric tons or 10.9 percent higher than 4,002 metric tons during October -December 2018. Figure 5. Volume of Production by Province: October-December 2019 and October-December 2018 7,000 6,364 6,000 5,601 5,000 4,440 4,002 4,000 Oct-Dec 2019 3,000 Oct-Dec 2018 2,008 (in Metric Tons) 2,000 1,949 Volume of Production 1,000 227 46 378 248 0 Marinduque Romblon Oriental Occidental Palawan Mindoro Mindoro Province Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey In terms of the total volume of production within MIMAROPA by type of corn, the production of yellow decreased by 12.6 percent, from 9,651 metric tons to 8,435 metric tons during the fourth quarter of 2019. Meanwhile, the production of white corn boosted from 2,958 metric tons to 4,219 metric tons or about 42.6 percent higher compared to the same period of 2018. Figure 6. Volume of Production by Type of Corn, MIMAROPA: October-December 2019 and October-December 2018 12,654 All Corns 12,609 8,435 Yellow Corns Oct-Dec 2019 9,651 Oct-Dec 2018 4,219 White Corns 2,958 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 Volume of Production (in Metric Tons) Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey Total corn area harvested decreases by 0.3 percent Total area harvested for all types of corn in MIMAROPA during the fourth quarter of 2019 declined by 13 hectares or 0.3 percent lower compared to its total area harvested from the same quarter in 2018. This decline was due to the cutback of 359 hectares or 16.8 percent in Palawan’s total area harvested from 2,138 hectares in the fourth quarter of 2018 down to 1,779 in same period in 2019. Figure 7. Area Harvested by Province, MIMAROPA: October-December 2019 and October-December 2018 5,000 4,211 4,224 4,000 3,000 2,138 1,779 2,000 Oct-Dec 2019 1,385 1,281 Oct-Dec 2018 1,000 670 640 155 222 Area (in Hectares) 33 132 0 Marinduque Romblon Oriental Occidental Palawan MIMAROPA Mindoro Mindoro Province Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey Area harvested for yellow corns in October-December 2019 shrank to 2,349 hectares. This was 13.1 percent or 353 hectares lower than the total area harvested of 2,702 hectares in the same period last year. In contrast, white corn’s total area harvested of 1,862 hectares in the fourth quarter of 2019 posted a 22.3 percent or 340 hectares from 1,522 hectares in the same period last year. Figure 8. Area Harvested by Type of Corn, MIMAROPA: October-December 2019 and October-December 2018 4,211 All Corn 4,224 2,349 Yellow Corn Oct-Dec 2019 2,702 Oct-Dec 2018 1,862 W hite Corn 1,522 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 Area (in Hectares) Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey Corn yield remains at 3.0 metric tons per hectare During the fourth quarter of 2019, the average corn yield in the MIMAROPA Region was posted at 3.0 metric tons per hectare. Figure 9. Corn Yield by Province, MIMAROPA: October-December 2019 Occidental Mindoro 3.2 MT/Ha 2.6% Palawan ` 3.1 MT/Ha 5.8% ` Oriental Mindoro 3.0 MT/Ha 1.6% ` Romblon 1.7 MT/Ha 9.4% ` Marinduque 1.4 MT/Ha 5.1% ` MIMAROPA 3.0 MT/Ha 0.7% LEGEND: = 1 metric ton per hectare Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Corn Production Survey Occidental Mindoro posted the highest corn yield in the region with 3.2 metric tons per hectare. It was followed by Palawan and Oriental Mindoro with 3. 1 metric tons per hectare and 3.0 metric tons per hectare , respectively. The yield of these provinces exceeded the regional average yield. Meanwhile, Marinduque showed an increase in yield by 5.1 percent or 0.1 metric tons per hectare from 1.4 metric tons per hectare during fourth quarter of 2018 to 1.5 metric tons per hectare of the same period in 2019. In contrast, the decline on the average corn yield was observed in the provinces of Oriental Mindoro and Romblon. Corn yield production in Oriental Mindoro declined by 1.6 percent or 0.05 metric tons lower than its corn yield production of 3.05 metric tons per hectare in the same quarter of 2018. Romblon incurred a decrease of 9.4 percent or 0.2 metric tons per hectare from its corn yield of 1.9 metric tons per hectare in the fourth quarter of 2018. Table 1. Volume of Corn Production by Region, Philippines: October-December 2019 and October-December 2018 (Production in Metric Tons) October-December 2019 October-December 2018 REGION Percent Percent Production Production Share Share PHILIPPINES 1,658,324 100.0 1,805,629 100.0 CAR CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 68,514 4.1 47,828 2.6 I ILOCOS REGION 7,712 0.5 7,924 0.4 II CAGAYAN VALLEY 208,227 12.6 359,944 19.9 III CENTRAL LUZON 6,610 0.4 4,852 0.3 IV-A CALABARZON 22,367 1.3 36,129 2.0 MIMAROPA REGION 12,654 0.8 12,609 0.7 V BICOL REGION 53,444 3.2 53,633 3.0 VI WESTERN VISAYAS 63,086 3.8 50,881 2.8 VII CENTRAL VISAYAS 26,714 1.6 31,161 1.7 VIII EASTERN VISAYAS 22,913 1.4 21,898 1.2 IX ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA 34,982 2.1 58,120 3.2 X NORTHERN MINDANAO 454,975 27.4 455,114 25.2 XI DAVAO REGION 78,877 4.8 72,019 4.0 XII SOCCSKSARGEN 358,864 21.6 370,650 20.5 XIII CARAGA 65,193 3.9 72,682 4.0 ARMM AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO 173,192 10.4 150,186 8.3 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Corn Production Survey Table 2.