NSCB - 1st Quarter 2012 National Accounts - Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry and Fishing

First Quarter 2012
Gross National Income &
Gross Domestic Product by Industrial Origin

Agriculture slows down

Agriculture and Forestry slowed down to 1.0 percent from 4.4 percent last year, pulled down by the declines posted by Sugarcane, Palay, Mango, and Cassava. On the other hand, the major contributors to growth were Poultry, Livestock, Corn, and Coconut including copra.

Palay and Sugarcane pulls down Agriculture growth

Palay declined by 1.1 percent from a double digit growth of 15.6 percent recorded last year. The decline can be attributed to the flood that ravaged palay farms in Davao and change in harvest schedules in Western Visayas, Cagayan Valley and ARMM.

Sugarcane likewise posted a decline of 6.5 percent from 26.6 percent growth. Frequent rains during the period hampered harvesting, specifically, in the provinces of Bukidnon, Davao del Sur and Lanao del Sur. In addition, there was crop shifting to palay in Tarlac and to oil palm in Maguindanao.

On the other hand, Corn grew by 5.4 percent from 19.4 percent posted last year. Favorable weather conditions and more usage of hybrid seeds led to area expansion and increases in yield, respectively, in Luzon areas.

Meanwhile, Coconut including copra rebounded to 5.6 percent from a decline of 6.1 percent. This can be attributed to the recovery of coconut trees from the El Niño phenomenon of 2010 and the greater demand for young coconut due to the onset of summer and the increasing popularity of “buco juice” as health drink leading to the increased harvesting of young coconuts.

Banana sustained its growth of 2.0 percent from 2.7 percent registered in 2011. This can be ascribed to the expansion in area harvested, number of bearing trees and bigger fruits in Davao Region, Caraga, Ilocos Region, Northern Mindanao, Central and Eastern Visayas.

Mango, on the other hand, declined, albeit at a slower pace, by 6.0 percent from 6.4 percent due to pest infestation and damages from rain showers. Likewise, Cassava declined by 2.7 percent from a growth of 4.3 percent affected by continuous rainfall and forced stoppage of milling operations due to low supply.

Meanwhile, Pineapple rebounded to 5.9 percent from a decline of 2.9 percent. This was due to the expansion of area by commercial farms in Northern Mindanao, harvest of bigger fruit sizes Eastern Visayas and Davao Region, and the high demand for pineapple which encouraged more harvesting in Bicol Region.

Likewise, Coffee turned around by 8.4 percent from a decline of 10.8 percent with the favorable weather conditions and intensified harvesting due to good demand for Robusta variety. Rubber upped its growth by 7.7 percent from 6.4 percent with the increase frequency of tapping stimulated by the satisfactory price of rubber in the market.

Similarly, Other Crops rebounded to 1.6 percent from a decline of 2.1 percent as most of the major crops under Other crops increased production.

Poultry grew by 7.0 percent from its year ago growth of 3.9 percent due to high demand for roasted chicken in highly urbanized areas of Luzon and Visayas. Increase in laying flocks and higher egg–laying efficiency ratio were also noted in Central Luzon, CALABARZON, and the Visayan Regions.

In the same way, Livestock grew by 3.2 percent from 0.5 percent recorded last year due to increased number of hogs slaughtered which resulted from high demand from home based meat processors as well as hotels and restaurants in highly urbanized areas of the country.

Fishing dives

Fishing declined further to 3.8 percent from 3.1 percent recorded last year with the drop in commercial and municipal fisheries products. The production slump can be attributed to the implementation of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of fish moratorium for sardines and the high cost of fishing operations. Bad weather also hampered fishing operations in Zamboanga Peninsula.Aquaculture production also contracted with poor quality of fingerlings, high salinity of water and low survival rate of fish due to intense heat.

GROSS VALUE ADDED in AGRICULTURE, HUNTING, FORESTRY & FISHING
1st Quarter 2011 and 1st Quarter 2012
AT CURRENT PRICES, IN MILLION PESOS

INDUSTRY/INDUSTRY GROUP	Q1 2011	Q1 2012	Growth Rate (%)
1. AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY	268,598	257,412	-4.2
a. AGRICULTURE	267,897	256,498	-4.3
Palay	57,822	62,189	7.6
Corn	22,231	24,064	8.2
Coconut including copra	32,526	25,803	-20.7
Sugarcane	23,075	13,882	-39.8
Banana	20,703	20,036	-3.2
Mango	3,692	3,200	-13.3
Pineapple	2,352	2,879	22.4
Coffee	1,013	1,031	1.8
Cassava	2,295	2,504	9.1
Rubber	4,709	3,530	-25.0
Other crops	15,551	14,347	-7.7
Livestock	35,857	36,058	0.6
Poultry	27,202	29,048	6.8
Agricultural activities & services	18,869	17,926	-5.0
b. FORESTRY	701	913	30.2

2. FISHING	43,539	45,116	3.6

GROSS VALUE ADDED IN AGRICULTURE, HUNTING, FORESTRY AND FISHING	312,137	302,528	-3.1

GROSS VALUE ADDED in AGRICULTURE, HUNTING, FORESTRY & FISHING
1st Quarter 2011 and 1st Quarter 2012
AT CONSTANT 2000 PRICES, IN MILLION PESOS

INDUSTRY/INDUSTRY GROUP	Q1 2011	Q1 2012	Growth Rate (%)
1. AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY	138,328	141,234	2.1
a. AGRICULTURE	137,536	140,094	1.9
Palay	31,740	31,385	-1.1
Corn	10,462	11,024	5.4
Coconut including copra	6,916	7,300	5.6
Sugarcane	8,715	8,146	-6.5
Banana	7,795	7,951	2.0
Mango	3,575	3,359	-6.0
Pineapple	3,495	3,703	5.9
Coffee	816	884	8.4
Cassava	2,102	2,046	-2.7
Rubber	821	884	7.7
Other crops	10,575	10,744	1.6
Livestock	21,822	22,513	3.2
Poultry	18,380	19,674	7.0
Agricultural activities & services	10,323	10,479	1.5
b. FORESTRY	791	1,140	44.1

2. FISHING	32,478	31,233	-3.8

GROSS VALUE ADDED IN AGRICULTURE, HUNTING, FORESTRY AND FISHING	170,805	172,467	1.0

GROSS VALUE ADDED in AGRICULTURE, HUNTING, FORESTRY & FISHING
Annual 2010 and 2011
AT CURRENT AND CONSTANT 2000 PRICES, IN MILLION PESOS

INDUSTRY/INDUSTRY GROUP	At Current Prices			At Constant Prices
INDUSTRY/INDUSTRY GROUP	2010	2011	Growth Rate (%)	2010	2011	Growth Rate (%)
1. AGRICULTURE, HUNTING and FORESTRY	928,581	1,062,111	14.4	526,234	549,672	4.5
a. AGRICULTURE	926,146	1,058,205	14.3	523,557	545,436	4.2
Palay	221,236	243,603	10.1	122,968	130,252	5.9
Corn	60,577	76,770	26.7	34,589	37,876	9.5
Coconut including copra	76,856	117,742	53.2	29,903	29,380	-1.7
Sugarcane	27,351	38,293	40.0	11,408	18,221	59.7
Banana	86,891	83,805	-3.6	33,302	33,539	0.7
Mango	17,396	16,947	-2.6	15,164	14,418	-4.9
Pineapple	9,916	13,126	32.4	13,860	14,299	3.2
Coffee	5,261	5,936	12.8	3,493	3,293	-5.7
Cassava	12,103	14,412	19.1	7,866	8,265	5.1
Rubber	22,890	27,975	22.2	2,996	3,219	7.5
Other crops	59,788	77,735	30.0	41,930	40,297	-3.9
Livestock	150,329	151,635	0.9	90,478	92,255	2.0
Poultry	101,846	106,906	5.0	68,256	71,262	4.4
Agricultural activities & services	73,707	83,319	13.0	47,345	48,860	3.2
b. FORESTRY	2,435	3,906	60.4	2,676	4,236	58.3

2. FISHING	180,137	183,086	1.6	136,432	130,772	-4.1

GROSS VALUE ADDED IN AGRICULTURE, HUNTING, FORESTRY AND FISHING	1,108,718	1,245,196	12.3	662,665	680,445	2.7

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)

Posted: 31 May 2012.


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