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AGRICULTURE AND AGRARIAN REFORM


PALAY PRODUCTION, AREA HARVESTED AND AVERAGE YIELD BY PROVINCE 
2001-2007
(Production in metric tons; Area harvested in hectares; Average yield in metric tons per hectare)

Province 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Region VIII    
   Production 565,895 622,435 674,096 721,932 788,857 830,808 948,827
   Area Harvested 229,324 228,256 228,521 229,353 230,141 233,221 260,386
   Average Yield 2.47 2.73 2.95 3.15 3.43 3.56 3.64
Leyte    
   Production 306,713 346,821 387,326 417,048 458,641 479,264 582,840
   Area Harvested 101,791 103,265 103,381 103,516 103,767 104,869 128,726
   Average Yield 3.01 3.36 3.75 4.03 4.42 4.57 4.53
Biliran    
   Production 54,415 55,672 56,256 57,885 64,538 73,451 71,817
   Area Harvested 15,454 15,362 15,329 15,364 15,343 15,545 15,293
   Average Yield 3.52 3.62 3.67 3.77 4.21 4.73 4.70
Southern Leyte    
   Production 61,345 60,586 64,378 70,990 82,451 84,413 86,902
   Area Harvested 17,741 17,178 17,188 17,705 17,875 18,232 18,125
   Average Yield 3.46 3.53 3.75 4.01 4.61 4.63 4.79
Samar    
   Production 57,405 62,913 65,097 66,347 68,212 71,673 86,768
   Area Harvested 39,983 40,006 40,027 40,031 40,060 40,072 43,488
   Average Yield 1.44 1.57 1.63 1.66 1.70 1.79 2.00
Eastern Samar    
   Production 27,254 28,216 29,785 31,875 34,722 39,529 43,734
   Area Harvested 14,274 14,324 14,345 14,367 14,396 15,632 16,715
   Average Yield 1.93 1.97 2.08 2.22 2.41 2.53 2.62
Northern Samar    
   Production 58,493 68,227 71,254 77,787 80,293 82,478 76,766
   Area Harvested 40,081 38,121 38,251 38,370 38,700 38,871 38,039
   Average Yield 1.46 1.79 1.86 2.03 2.07 2.12 2.02

Source: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, Region VIII

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