NSCB - 1st Quarter 2010 National Accounts - Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry

First Quarter 2010
Gross National Product &
Gross Domestic Product by Industrial Origin

AFF contracts

AFF declined by 2.5 percent from 2.1 percent growth last year boosted by the growth of Forestry, Other Crops, Poultry, and Coconut including Copra while those that lagged behind were Corn, Palay, Sugarcane, and Fishery. Major contributors to growth were Other Crops, Poultry, Coconut including Copra, and, Livestock.

Palay and Corn pulls down Agriculture growth

Palay declined by 11.4 percent from 5.1 percent growth last year due to the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. The dry spell pulled down area harvested and yield in the major palay producing regions of Cagayan Valley, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao and SOCCKSKSARGEN. Likewise, Corn skidded further to negative 16.8 percent from negative 3.4 percent recorded last year due to the said unfavorable weather conditions experienced in Cagayan Valley, CAR, Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao.
Coconut including copra maintained its growth at 1.7 percent from 1.2 percent in the same period last year. The gain in coconut production was attributed to the increased number of bearing trees in Mindanao regions and the strong demand for young and mature coconuts.

Banana maintained its growth at 1.3 percent from 5.1 percent registered in 2008. This can be traced to the increase in the number of bearing hills and increased area harvested for Cavendish variety due to bigger export demand.

Sugarcane production further dipped to negative 4.6 percent from negative 3.5 percent last year as a result of the considerable decrease in area harvested in Tarlac and Nueva Ecija coupled with the decline in yield in Pampanga.

On the other hand, Other Crops rebounded to 2.3 percent from negative 0.4 percent growth documented last year due to the increased production of mango, tobacco, eggplant, onion, cassava and Others of Other crops.

Poultry grew by 2.0 percent from its year ago growth of 4.1 percent due to the slight increase in the number of dressed chicken from dressing plants complemented by recovery in production among rehabilitated commercial farms which were affected by last quarter’s typhoon. The growth of Poultry can also be attributed to the Increased inventory of layers in Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao.

Similarly, Livestock production grew, albeit at a slower pace, by 0.5 percent from 2.2 percent posted last year due to lower stocks of fatteners and tight supply of piglets as observed in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon and CALABARZON. The number of slaughtered animals in major carabao producing regions like Ilocos Region, Bicol Region and Western Visayas also went down. On the other hand, there were significant increases in the number of animals slaughtered due to high demand for beef and chevon in Central Luzon, Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao.

Aquaculture softens decline of Fishery

Fishery reversed its growth of 3.8 percent posted last year to negative 0.7 percent with only Aquaculture posting growth. The modest performance of aquaculture was brought about by the availability of crablets and increased mudcrab areas; additional harvest from newly installed marine fishpens; and, increased of seaweeds production due to good weather conditions and expansion of seaweed nurseries.

Production in Municipal fishery declined due to the high cost of fuel forcing some fishermen to stop operation and shift to other income generating activities. Reduced appearance of some species due to hot weather was noted in Zamboanga City, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato,

Commercial fishing likewise experienced production loss as a result of reduced fishing operations due to limited fishing grounds and high operations cost. Likewise, fishing trips in Western Visayas decreased because of lesser appearance of some species. Hot weather due to El Niño also resulted in lower volume of fish catch in traditional commercial fishing grounds in Davao Oriental.

Forestry rebounds

Forestry accelerated its growth to a double-digit gain of 30.3 percent from negative 18.1 percent registered the previous year.

GROSS VALUE ADDED in AGRICULTURE, FISHERY & FORESTRY
1st Quarter 2009 and 1st Quarter 2010
AT CURRENT PRICES, IN MILLION PESOS

INDUSTRY/INDUSTRY GROUP	Q1 2009	Q1 2010	Growth Rate (%)
1. AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY	269,901	277,463	2.8
a. AGRICULTURE	227,409	235,472	3.5
Palay	49,402	44,692	-9.5
Corn	21,738	15,538	-28.5
Coconut including copra	13,699	13,749	0.4
Sugarcane	11,296	18,553	64.2
Banana	15,021	18,425	22.7
Other crops	49,075	50,671	3.3
Livestock	33,662	36,758	9.2
Poultry	21,854	25,099	14.8
Agricultural activities & services	11,661	11,987	2.8
b. FISHERY	42,493	41,991	-1.2

2. FORESTRY	752	980	30.4

GROSS VALUE ADDED IN AGRICULTURE, FISHERY AND FORESTRY	270,653	278,443	2.9

GROSS VALUE ADDED in AGRICULTURE, FISHERY & FORESTRY
1st Quarter 2009 and 1st Quarter 2010
AT CONSTANT 1985 PRICES, IN MILLION PESOS

INDUSTRY/INDUSTRY GROUP	Q1 2009	Q1 2010	Growth Rate (%)
1. AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY	65,497	63,810	-2.6
a. AGRICULTURE	49,898	48,321	-3.2
Palay	10,539	9,337	-11.4
Corn	4,587	3,818	-16.8
Coconut including copra	2,084	2,120	1.7
Sugarcane	2,864	2,732	-4.6
Banana	1,846	1,870	1.3
Other crops	11,374	11,633	2.3
Livestock	6,970	7,006	0.5
Poultry	7,105	7,249	2.0
Agricultural activities & services	2,528	2,555	1.1
b. FISHERY	15,600	15,489	-0.7

2. FORESTRY	248	323	30.3

GROSS VALUE ADDED IN AGRICULTURE, FISHERY AND FORESTRY	65,745	64,132	-2.5

GROSS VALUE ADDED in AGRICULTURE, FISHERY & FORESTRY
Annual 2008 and 2009
AT CURRENT AND CONSTANT 1985 PRICES, IN MILLION PESOS

INDUSTRY/ INDUSTRY GROUP	AT CURRENT PRICES			AT CONSTANT PRICES
INDUSTRY/ INDUSTRY GROUP	2008	2009	Growth Rate (%)	2008	2009	Growth Rate (%)
1. AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY	1,097,978	1,134,036	3.3	258,027	258,102	0.0
a. AGRICULTURE	927,578	963,705	3.9	196,235	194,900	-0.7
Palay	193,766	197,181	1.8	44,968	43,500	-3.3
Corn	63,370	63,534	0.3	16,510	16,762	1.5
Coconut including copra	63,399	50,689	-20.0	8,501	8,698	2.3
Sugarcane	26,207	25,164	-4.0	6,499	5,812	-10.6
Banana	58,453	69,042	18.1	7,918	8,214	3.7
Other crops	262,862	280,314	6.6	45,450	44,456	-2.2
Livestock	131,928	140,791	6.7	28,774	29,128	1.2
Poultry	76,205	84,346	10.7	26,251	26,727	1.8
Agricultural activities & services	51,387	52,644	2.4	11,364	11,601	2.1
b. FISHERY	170,400	170,330	0.0	61,792	63,202	2.3

2. FORESTRY	4,487	4,298	-4.2	1,384	1,322	4.5

GROSS VALUE ADDED IN AGRICULTURE, FISHERY AND FORESTRY	1,102,465	1,138,334	3.3	259,410	259,424	0.0

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)

Posted 27 May 2010.


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