SPECIAL RELEASE

Oriental Mindoro Palay and Corn Statistics January to March 2024

Volume of Palay Production

From January to March 2024, palay production in Oriental Mindoro decreased by 3.7 percent, with the total volume of production estimated at 75,016.54 metric tons, lower than the 77,858.92 metric tons in the same months of the previous year.

Of the total palay production in Oriental Mindoro for the first quarter of 2024, 82.7 percent came from irrigated areas, while the remaining 17.3 percent was produced in rainfed areas.

Volume of Corn Production

Corn production in the province for the first quarter of 2024 was recorded at 927.30 metric tons which is 2.5 percent (or 23.90 metric tons) lower than the 951.00 metric tons were harvested in the same quarter of the previous year.

From January to March 2024, yellow corn production accounted for 89.6 percent of the province's total corn output, while the remaining 10.4 percent came from white corn production.

Area Harvested of Palay Production

The total area harvested for palay from January to March 2024 was recorded at 20,331.92 hectares which was 0.4 percent lower than the 20,408.02 hectares harvested in the same quarter of the previous year.

Irrigated areas contributed 80.3 percent of the total palay area harvested in the first quarter of 2024, while the remaining 19.7 percent was harvested from rainfed areas.

Area Harvested of Corn Production

The total corn area harvested in the province from January to March 2024 was recorded at 319.00 hectares, 5.1 percent higher than the 303.66 hectares harvested in the same quarter of the previous year.

Yellow corn production contributed 75.9 percent to the province's total corn output of the province. The remaining 24.1 percent comprised the production for white corn.

(SGD) CHARLYN ROMERO-CANTOS, PhD
(Chief Administrative Officer)
Officer-in-Charge
Oriental Mindoro Provincial Statistical Office

TECHNICAL NOTES

Data on crops presented in this special release were sourced from the Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS) conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Provincial Statistical Office (PSO) in the province. The survey collected information from palay and corn farmers, farming households, and non-farming households. Quarterly production data from all sectors were reviewed and validated, the production estimates were then made available to data users.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Palay and Corn Production Survey is one of the quarterly agricultural surveys that provides estimates on palay and corn production, area, yield, and other production-related metrics. This data supports policymaking and program development for palay/rice and corn.

Production refers to the quantity produced and actually harvested during the reference period. This includes those harvested but damaged, stolen, given away, consumed, given as harvesters’ and threshers’ shares, reserved, etc.

Area Harvested refers to the total area from which palay or corn was harvested during the reference period. This area may be less than or equal to the total area planted.

Irrigated area are areas equipped with irrigation facilities that supply water through artificial means like gravity, force/power, pump, etc.

Rainfed area are areas with dikes that retain water and rely solely on rainfall for their water supply.

Yellow corn a type of corn primarily used as feed grains encompassing all varieties of corn other han white.

White Corn a type of corn used primarily for human consumption, regardless of color.