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(Posted August 22, 2011)
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The year 2011 seems to be a productive year for both
palay and corn in Western Visayas. Data from
the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics revealed that during the 1st
quarter of 2011 both palay and corn production significantly improved by
52.3 percent and 78.7 percent, respectively. More than half of the region’s
total production comes from the province of Iloilo, the top producer of
palay and corn in the region. Palay production
for the 1st quarter of 2011 reached 642,749MT, higher by
220,675MT than the previous year’s same quarter production of 422,074MT. The remarkable rise
was brought about by the increases of 78.9 percent in rainfed palay
production and 35.5 percent in irrigated palay. High yield was
recorded in the provinces of Antique and Iloilo posting a growth of 114.2
percent and 93.4 percent, respectively. |
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Similarly, corn production notably increased by 78.7
percent (47,615MT) over the same quarter of 2010. Iloilo province managed to improve
its production by 131.1 percent from 31,138MT in Q1 2010 to 71,956MT in Q1
2011 contributing 66.6 percent to the regional total production. Negros
Occidental also posted an increase of 31.3 from 16,860MT in Q1 2010 to
22,144MT in Q1 2011. Across provinces, Capiz is next to Iloilo in terms of palay production, contributing 15.3 percent to the regional total followed by Negros Occidental (14.3%), and Antique (11.0%). For corn, following Iloilo is Negros Occidental with 20.5 percent share. Guimaras had the least contribution for both palay and corn production during the 1st quarter of 2011.
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The
NSCB RD6 Office |
Updated August 22, 2011 |
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