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AGRICULTURE AND AGRARIAN REFORM


PALAY PRODUCTION, AREA HARVESTED AND AVERAGE YIELD BY PROVINCE
2002-2008
(Production in metric tons; Area harvested  in hectares; Average yield in metric tons per hectare)

Province 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Region VIII              
   Production 622,435 674,096 721,932 788,857 830,808 948,827   1,030,621
   Area Harvested 228,256 228,521 229,353 230,141 233,221 260,386      276,573
   Average Yield 2.73 2.95 3.15 3.43 3.56 3.64             3.73
Biliran              
   Production 55,672 56,256 57,885 64,538 73,451 71,817        70,798
   Area Harvested 15,362 15,329 15,364 15,343 15,545 15,293        15,163
   Average Yield 3.62 3.67 3.77 4.21 4.73 4.70             4.67
Eastern Samar              
   Production 28,216 29,785 31,875 34,722 39,529 43,734        47,153
   Area Harvested 14,324 14,345 14,367 14,396 15,632 16,715        17,910
   Average Yield 1.97 2.08 2.22 2.41 2.53 2.62             2.63
Leyte              
   Production 346,821 387,326 417,048 458,641 479,264 582,840      605,833
   Area Harvested 103,265 103,381 103,516 103,767 104,869 128,726      136,344
   Average Yield 3.36 3.75 4.03 4.42 4.57 4.53             4.44
Northern Samar              
   Production 68,227 71,254 77,787 80,293 82,478 76,766      101,007
   Area Harvested 38,121 38,251 38,370 38,700 38,871 38,039        39,840
   Average Yield 1.79 1.86 2.03 2.07 2.12 2.02             2.54
Southern Leyte              
   Production 60,586 64,378 70,990 82,451 84,413 86,902        99,934
   Area Harvested 17,178 17,188 17,705 17,875 18,232 18,125        20,622
   Average Yield 3.53 3.75 4.01 4.61 4.63 4.79             4.85
Samar              
   Production 62,913 65,097 66,347 68,212 71,673 86,768      105,896
   Area Harvested 40,006 40,027 40,031 40,060 40,072 43,488        46,694
   Average Yield 1.57 1.63 1.66 1.70 1.79 2.00             2.27

Source: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, Region VIII

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