Overall Production of Cereals in Marinduque increased by 3.32 percent

The province of Marinduque’s overall inventory of cereals for the second semester of 2024 was 8,805.00 metric tons, posting a 3.32 percent increase from 8,522.00 metric tons of the same period in the previous year (Figure 1).

Distribution of Cereals by Crop Type in Marinduque 

The inventory for the second semester of 2023 was 8,522.00 metric tons, composed of 95.47 percent of palay, with 8,136.00 metric tons, and 4.53 percent of corn, with 386.00 metric tons(Figure 2a). Meanwhile, in the second semester of 2024, palay accounted for 95.25 percent with 8,387.00 metric tons, while corn accounted for 4.75 percent with 418.00 metric tons (Figure 2b). 

Volume of Production by Ecosystem and Crop Type

The production of irrigated palay in the second semester of 2024 was 4,624.00 metric tons, a
5.48 percent decrease from 4,892.00 metric tons in the same period of the previous year (Figure 3). On the other hand, rainfed palay rebounded by 16.00 percent, from 3,244.00 metric tons in the second semester of 2023, to 3,763.00 metric tons of the same period in 2024.  

In addition, Marinduque’s white corn production turned around by 9.61 percent, from 333.00 metric tons in second semester of 2023 to 365.00 metric tons of the same period in 2024. Meanwhile, yellow corn’s production remained to 53.00 metric tons in both the second semesters of 2023 and 2024 (Figure 4). 

Distribution of Total Area Harvested

In the second semester of 2023, palay cultivation in Marinduque decreased by 4.12 percent, with the harvested area dropping from 2,667.00 hectares to 2,557.00 hectares. Additionally, the area harvested for corn production slightly turned around by 1.00 percent with 201.00 hectares of the second semester of 2023 to 203.00 hectares of the same period in 2024 (Figure 5). 

Furthermore, the area distribution of cereal-harvested land in Marinduque for the second semester of 2023 revealed a decrease from 2,868.00 hectares to 2,760.00 hectares, representing a 3.77 percent decline.

Distribution of Area Harvested by Ecosystem and Crop Type

The harvested area for irrigated palay in Marinduque decreased by 10.51 percent from 1,456.00 hectares in the second semester of 2023 to 1, 303.00 hectares in 2024. In contrast, the harvested area for rainfed palay went up by 3.55 percent from 1,211.00 hectares in second semester of 2023 to 1,254.00 hectares in the same period of 2024 (Figure 6).

Lastly, the area harvested for the white corn retained at 183.00 hectares in the second semesters of 2023 and 2024. Meanwhile, yellow corn increased by 11.11 percent from 18.00 hectares in second semester of 2023 to 20.00 hectares of same period in 2024 (Figure 7). 

(SGD)GEMMA N. OPIS
Chief Statistical Specialist
PSA PSO Marinduque

GNO/KCTM