October - December 2015 · Figure 3.Peanut production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015 min: 2; max: 1,108 Metric Ton < 200 201 - 400 401 - 800 > 800 Table 10. Sweet

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October - December 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTES

The Major Vegetables and Root Crops Quarterly Bulletin provides updates on

production of major vegetables and root crops, namely, mongo, peanut, cabbage,

eggplant, tomato, garlic, onion, sweet potato, and cassava. These crops are

highlighted in the report on the Performance of Agriculture that the Philippine

Statistics Authority (PSA) releases quarterly.

The 4th quarter 2015 issue of the Bulletin presents the final estimates of production

for July-September 2015 and the preliminary estimates for October-December 2015.

It also contains the July-December 2015 preliminary estimates of area

planted/harvested and yield per hectare. The main source of data is the quarterly

Crop Production Survey (CrPS) of the PSA.

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Figure 1. Mongo production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

Metric Ton

< 200

201 - 400

> 400

min: 0; max: 1,561

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Mongo

During the period October-December 2015, production of mongo grew by 1.7

percent, from 3.05 thousand mt in 2014 to 3.10 thousand mt this year (Table 2).

These were attributed to the following factors:

o increase in area harvested due to lesser occurrence of rains in some provinces

of Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

(ARMM), and MIMAROPA;

o increase in area devoted to mongo due to non-planting of second crop palay

in some rainfed areas in Iloilo; and

o seeds distribution by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturists (OPAs), Local

Government Units (LGUs), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Eastern Visayas.

On the other hand, drop in production were noted in Pangasinan, Cagayan, and

Isabela due to effect of Typhoon “Lando.”

The top mongo producing region was ARMM with 1.56 thousand mt contributing

50.4 percent share to the national output. This was followed by Davao Region

with 10.4 percent share and Ilocos Region with 9.2 percent (Figure 2).

Figure 2. Mongo: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

Table 12. Vegetables and Root Crops: Area harvested and Yield, Philippines, July-December 2014-2015P

2014 2015P

Area harvested (ha)

Mongo 7,162 4,958 (30.8)

Peanut 8,772 8,785 0.1

Cabbage 4,964 4,822 (2.9)

Eggplant 7,927 7,839 (1.1)

Tomato 4,985 4,798 (3.8)

Garlic 3 3 12.2

Onion 1,102 1,110 0.7

Bermuda 9 7 (14.4)

Native 1,094 1,103 0.9

Sweet Potato 47,249 45,021 (4.7)

Cassava 108,333 111,649 3.1

Yield (mt per hectare)

Mongo 0.61 0.89 47.1

Peanut 1.00 1.01 0.4

Cabbage 14.65 14.40 (1.7)

Eggplant 8.04 8.13 1.2

Tomato 10.89 11.11 2.1

Garlic 0.44 0.03 (94.1)

Onion 9.25 8.86 (4.3)

Bermuda 9.60 9.46 (1.4)

Native 9.25 8.85 (4.3)

Sweet Potato 5.50 5.76 4.9

Cassava 11.77 12.19 3.6

CropsJuly-December

% Change

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Figure 3.Peanut production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 2; max: 1,108

Metric Ton

< 200

201 - 400

401 - 800

> 800

Table 10. Sweet Potato: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P

2014 2015F 2014 2015P Jul-Sept Oct-Dec

PHILIPPINES 135,512 137,366 124,214 122,169 1.4 (1.6)

CAR 7,013 6,769 3,773 3,625 (3.5) (3.9)

Ilocos Region 1,502 1,499 3,005 2,547 (0.2) (15.2)

Cagayan Valley 650 616 2,095 2,148 (5.3) 2.6

Central Luzon 1,590 1,727 9,816 9,541 8.6 (2.8)

CALABARZON 11,681 12,203 5,039 4,972 4.5 (1.3)

MIMAROPA 2,621 2,762 5,922 6,144 5.4 3.7

Bicol Region 13,611 13,760 7,327 7,846 1.1 7.1

Western Visayas 8,281 8,175 10,287 10,768 (1.3) 4.7

Central Visayas 4,922 4,648 16,214 14,588 (5.6) (10.0)

Eastern Visayas 50,593 51,742 16,062 16,733 2.3 4.2

Zamboanga Peninsula 5,198 5,490 12,673 13,570 5.6 7.1

Northern Mindanao 9,808 10,071 10,236 10,307 2.7 0.7

Davao Region 6,408 6,225 4,924 4,973 (2.9) 1.0

SOCCSKSARGEN 1,608 1,425 1,827 1,480 (11.4) (19.0)

Caraga 9,059 9,296 11,378 9,190 2.6 (19.2)

ARMM 967 957 3,636 3,736 (1.0) 2.7

Region July-September October-December

Production (mt)%Change

Table 11. Cassava: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 558,039 599,386 717,319 762,057 7.4 6.2

CAR 2,248 2,283 674 620 1.6 (8.1)

Ilocos Region 3,807 3,894 5,520 5,128 2.3 (7.1)

Cagayan Valley 41,622 71,471 35,624 66,638 71.7 87.1

Central Luzon 3,717 3,791 7,574 7,536 2.0 (0.5)

CALABARZON 6,445 7,042 11,090 10,617 9.3 (4.3)

MIMAROPA 2,732 2,827 4,665 4,838 3.5 3.7

Bicol Region 20,229 20,561 10,036 10,280 1.6 2.4

Western Visayas 8,069 8,095 16,488 16,282 0.3 (1.2)

Central Visayas 15,071 21,695 32,660 37,404 44.0 14.5

Eastern Visayas 27,471 29,018 11,047 11,711 5.6 6.0



Davao Region 4,814 4,990 4,249 4,234 3.7 (0.4)

SOCCSKSARGEN 19,230 20,001 27,489 27,340 4.0 (0.5)

Caraga 5,067 5,577 5,167 5,006 10.1 (3.1)

ARMM 276,964 273,593 419,889 423,645 (1.2) 0.9



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Peanut

The October-December 2015 production of peanut at 5.08 thousand mt was

0.9 percent higher than last year’s 5.04 thousand mt (Table 3). Several factors

contributed to the increments:

o increase in area harvested due to sustained demand in Agusan del Sur, Ilocos

Norte, La Union, Bukidnon, and Lanao del Norte;

o moderate rains favored growth of peanut in Palawan and Sulu; and

o expansion areas in Cebu due to financial assistance from private individuals.

Lower output were reported in some areas due to the following:

o lesser area planted due to high costs of planting of materials in Iloilo; and

o some areas were utilized for corn production in Zamboanga Sibugay.

Ilocos Region, the top producer of peanut at 1.11 thousand mt represented 21.8

percent to the national total during the reference period (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Peanut: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

Table 8. Red and Yellow Onion: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 14 6 68 64 (57.5) (6.7)

CAR - - - - - -

Ilocos Region - - 53 51 - (3.2)

Cagayan Valley - - - - - -

Central Luzon - - - - - -

CALABARZON - - - - - -

MIMAROPA - - - - - -

Bicol Region - - - - - -

Western Visayas - - - - - -

Central Visayas 7.80 0.25 1.25 0.88 (96.8) (29.6)

Eastern Visayas - - - - - -

Zamboanga Peninsula - - - - - -

Northern Mindanao - - - - - -

Davao Region - - - - - -

SOCCSKSARGEN 7 6 14 12 (10.7) (18.0)

Caraga - - - - - -

ARMM - - - - - -



Table 9. Multiplier Onion: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 32 32 10,087 9,734 (0.4) (3.5)

CAR - - - - - -

Ilocos Region 10 10 10,048 9,696 1.9 (3.5)

Cagayan Valley 18 18 28 27 (3.6) (3.3)

Central Luzon - - 4 4 - (12.5)

CALABARZON - - 3 3 - (16.7)




Central Visayas - - - - - -


Zamboanga Peninsula 0.24 0.22 0.77 0.70 (8.3) (9.1)



SOCCSKSARGEN 4 4 3 4 9.6 20.5

Caraga - - - - - -

ARMM - - - - - -



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Figure 5. Cabbage production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 0; max: 41,984

Metric Ton

< 500

501 – 5,000

> 5,000

Table 6. Tomato: Volume of production, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 26,389 26,067 27,893 27,247 (1.2) (2.3)

CAR 342 330 731 629 (3.3) (14.0)

Ilocos Region 429 422 2,349 2,258 (1.6) (3.9)

Cagayan Valley 950 963 633 579 1.3 (8.6)

Central Luzon 356 365 1,495 1,435 2.6 (4.0)

CALABARZON 710 667 455 460 (6.1) 1.1

MIMAROPA 53 61 246 270 15.5 9.9

Bicol Region 103 104 21 22 1.2 2.5

Western Visayas 733 676 914 900 (7.8) (1.5)

Central Visayas 1,171 1,220 794 749 4.2 (5.6)

Eastern Visayas 175 178 69 71 1.8 3.6

Zamboanga Peninsula 417 445 1,951 1,898 6.5 (2.8)

Northern Mindanao 18,597 18,224 16,305 15,951 (2.0) (2.2)

Davao Region 601 641 375 358 6.7 (4.7)

SOCCSKSARGEN 1,524 1,589 1,379 1,472 4.3 6.8

Caraga 135 89 42 60 (33.7) 42.8

ARMM 93 92 134 135 (0.6) 1.2



Table 7. Garlic: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES - - 1.20 0.08 - (93.3)

CAR - - - - - -

Ilocos Region - - - - - -



CALABARZON - - 0.10 0.08 - (20.0)




Central Visayas - - 1.10 - - (100.0)





SOCCSKSARGEN - - - - - -

Caraga - - - - - -

ARMM - - - - - -



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Table 5. Eggplant: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P

July-September and October-December 2014-2015 2014 2015F 2014 2015P Jul-Sept Oct-Dec

PHILIPPINES 40,103 40,750 23,644 23,017 1.6 (2.7)

CAR 89 81 102 97 (8.7) (4.9)

Ilocos Region 536 534 1,925 1,564 (0.3) (18.8)

Cagayan Valley 4,385 4,634 1,203 1,025 5.7 (14.8)

Central Luzon 2,921 2,924 2,784 2,624 0.1 (5.7)

CALABARZON 16,105 16,143 4,533 4,660 0.2 2.8

MIMAROPA 626 679 469 501 8.5 6.7

Bicol Region 1,137 1,134 340 356 (0.2) 4.7

Western Visayas 2,877 2,960 1,961 1,866 2.9 (4.9)

Central Visayas 2,413 2,302 2,087 2,281 (4.6) 9.3

Eastern Visayas 817 842 135 138 3.0 2.4

Zamboanga Peninsula 891 918 1,408 1,460 3.0 3.7

Northern Mindanao 1,067 1,113 1,610 1,582 4.4 (1.7)

Davao Region 2,636 2,628 1,930 1,958 (0.3) 1.5

SOCCSKSARGEN 2,189 2,293 1,795 1,796 4.8 0.0

Caraga 1,230 1,376 1,072 816 11.9 (23.9)

ARMM 185 188 290 294 1.9 1.3



Table 4. Cabbage: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 18,541 17,277 54,169 52,153 (6.8) (3.7)

CAR 13,141 11,874 43,808 41,984 (9.6) (4.2)

Ilocos Region - - 415 427 0.0 2.8

Cagayan Valley 226 219 65 59 (3.3) (9.6)


CALABARZON 95 77 210 121 (19.0) (42.3)

MIMAROPA - - 7 7 0.0 2.9

Bicol Region 41 16 65 48 (61.8) (25.6)

Western Visayas 97 95 99 94 (2.1) (4.8)

Central Visayas 1,987 1,967 3,054 2,941 (1.0) (3.7)

Eastern Visayas 57 57 24 25 0.1 3.9

Zamboanga Peninsula 99 108 494 495 9.3 0.1


Davao Region 546 556 1,657 1,680 1.8 1.4

SOCCSKSARGEN 553 536 368 354 (3.2) (4.0)

Caraga 1 1 2.31 0.46 60.0 (80.1)

ARMM 108 109 264 263 1.2 (0.4)



Cabbage

In the fourth quarter of 2015, cabbage production dropped by 3.7 percent, from

54.17 thousand mt in 2014 to 52.15 thousand mt this year (Table 4). The decline

in production were attributed to the following:

o adverse effect of Typhoon “Lando” in Benguet and Mountain Province;

o shifting of some areas to production of eggplant and ginger in Cebu.

Higher production was reported in Bukidnon as more farmers were encouraged to

plant due to increased demand.

During the period July-December 2015, area harvested to cabbage dropped

by 2.9 percent, from 4.96 thousand hectares last year to 4.82 thousand hectares

this year.

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) recorded the highest production at 41.98

thousand mt and shared 80.5 percent to total cabbage production during the

reference period. Northern Mindanao and Central Visayas followed with 7.0

percent and 5.6 percent shares, respectively (Figure 6).

Figure 6. Cabbage: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

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Figure 7. Eggplant production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 97; max: 4,660

Metric Ton

< 1,000

1,001 - 2,000

2,001 – 3,000

> 3,000

Table 2. Mongo: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P January-March, April-June and January-June 2013-2014


PHILIPPINES 1,294 1,320 3,045 3,097 2.0 1.7

CAR 21 18 44 41 (13.0) (7.9)

Ilocos Region 15 16 296 285 2.3 (3.6)

Cagayan Valley 438 478 31 24 9.3 (21.5)

Central Luzon - - 45 44 - (3.7)


MIMAROPA 15 16 17 20 8.6 20.5

Bicol Region 36 35 6 6 (0.5) 1.7

Western Visayas 35 32 50 67 (9.0) 33.2

Central Visayas 135 124 277 279 (8.1) 0.6


Zamboanga Peninsula 47 46 57 55 (1.3) (3.2)

Northern Mindanao 70 71 115 119 2.5 4.0

Davao Region 148 148 323 323 (0.1) (0.1)

SOCCSKSARGEN 77 75 95 84 (3.2) (11.1)

Caraga 88 91 78 133 3.1 70.5

ARMM 115 113 1,558 1,561 (1.4) 0.2



Table 3. Peanut: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 3,747 3,754 5,042 5,084 0.2 0.8

CAR 92 78 3 2 (15.7) (6.3)

Ilocos Region 450 453 1,087 1,108 0.6 1.9

Cagayan Valley 623 580 347 336 (7.0) (3.0)

Central Luzon 134 158 103 96 17.8 (6.5)

CALABARZON 207 221 68 66 6.9 (3.8)

MIMAROPA 316 342 186 193 8.0 3.8

Bicol Region 47 47 47 48 (0.4) 1.7

Western Visayas 96 93 461 453 (2.7) (1.7)

Central Visayas 352 338 370 366 (4.1) (1.1)

Eastern Visayas 178 182 29 29 2.4 (1.1)

Zamboanga Peninsula 250 250 637 637 0.0 (0.1)

Northern Mindanao 450 447 1,046 1,057 (0.9) 1.1

Davao Region 168 175 213 217 4.4 2.1

SOCCSKSARGEN 171 177 149 127 3.7 (15.1)

Caraga 87 90 48 100 3.3 108.9

ARMM 126 124 248 249 (1.0) 0.3



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Eggplant

The October-December 2015 eggplant production was estimated at 23.02

thousand mt, 2.7 percent lower than the 23.64 thousand mt output in 2014

(Table 5). These were attributed to the following:

o adverse effect of Typhoon “Lando” in Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Cagayan

Valley, and CAR; and

o decrease in area planted in Agusan del Sur and Iloilo.

Higher production were noted in some areas due to:

o increase in area planted in Cebu;

o intermittent rains favored fruiting in Quezon; and

o planting of high yielding varieties in Zamboanga City.

Area planted to eggplant dropped to 7.84 thousand hectares in July December

2015 from 7.93 thousand hectares last year.

CALABARZON topped all the eggplant producing regions with 4.66 thousand mt

and comprised 20.2 percent to the national output. Central Luzon followed with

11.4 percent share and Central Visayas by about 10.0 percent (Figure 8).

Figure 8. Eggplant: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

Table 1. Vegetables and Root Crops: Volume of production, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


Mongo 1,294 1,320 3,045 3,097 2.0 1.7

Peanut 3,747 3,754 5,042 5,084 0.2 0.8

Cabbage 18,541 17,277 54,169 52,153 (6.8) (3.7)

Eggplant 40,103 40,750 23,644 23,017 1.6 (2.7)

Tomato 26,389 26,067 27,893 27,247 (1.2) (2.3)

Garlic - - 1.20 0.08 - (93.3)

Onion 47 38 10,155 9,798 (18.0) (3.5)

Yellow/Red 14 6 68 64 (57.5) (6.7)

Multiplier 32 32 10,087 9,734 (0.4) (3.5)

Sweet Potato 135,512 137,366 124,214 122,169 1.4 (1.6)

Cassava 558,039 599,386 717,319 762,057 7.4 6.2

Production (mt)

Crops October-DecemberJuly-September% Change

STATISTICAL TABLES

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Figure 9. Tomato production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 22; max: 15,951

Metric Ton

< 500

501 – 1,000

1,001 – 5,000

> 5,000

10

Tomato

Production of tomato in the fourth quarter of 2015 was estimated at 27.25

thousand mt, 2.3 percent lower than the 27.89 thousand mt level in 2014 (Table

6). Drop in output were brought about by the following:

o decrease in area planted due to lack of financial assistance from private

traders in Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental;

o effect of Typhoon “Lando” in CAR, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central

Luzon;

On the other hand, higher production were noted in some areas due to:

o increase in area planted due to high demand in North Cotabato; and

o higher yield due to planting of improved variety in Palawan.

During the second half of 2015, area planted to tomato went down by 3.8

percent, from 5.0 thousand hectares in 2014 to 4.80 thousand hectares this year.

Northern Mindanao accounted for 58.5 percent of the country’s tomato

production this quarter (Figure 10).

Figure 10. Tomato: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

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Figure 11. Garlic production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 0; max: 0.08

Metric Ton

no production

0.01 – 0.08

20

Cassava

Production of cassava in October-December 2015 was 762.06 thousand mt.

This was 6.2 percent higher than the 717.32 thousand mt output in 2014

(Table 11). The positive growth were attributed to the following:

o increase in area harvested due to sustained high demand, and marketing

assistance from San Miguel Corporation (SMC) in Isabela, Cagayan, Quirino,

Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental;

o planting of high yielding variety in Bohol (Rayong variety); and

o sufficient rains conducive to cassava production in ARMM.

Area harvested to cassava went up to 111.65 thousand hectares in July-December

2015 from 108.33 thousand hectares this year, or by 3.1 percent (Table 12).

ARMM registered the highest production at 423.65 thousand mt and shared 55.6

percent of the country’s cassava output. Northern Mindanao followed with 14.0

share followed by Cagayan Valley with 8.7 percent (Figure 20).

Figure 20. Cassava: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

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Figure 19. Cassava Production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 620; max: 423,645

Metric Ton

< 10,000

10,001 – 20,000

20,001 – 50,000

50,000 – 200,000

> 200,000

Garlic

Production of garlic in October-December 2015 was 0.08 mt. This was 93.3

percent lower than the 1.20 mt level in 2014 (Table 7).

The decrease in production was mainly attributed to harvesting of young garlic in

Batangas.

CALABARZON was the only producer of garlic during the reference period (Figure

12).

Figure 12. Garlic: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

Figure 13. Red and Yellow Onion Production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 0; max: 51

Metric Ton

no production

0.01 – 20

> 20

Sweet Potato

During the last quarter of 2015, sweet potato production went down to 122.17

thousand mt, from 124.21 thousand mt level in 2014 or a decrease of 1.6 percent

(Table 10). Decline in production were attributed to:

o smaller sizes of tubers produced due to hot weather condition in Agusan del

Sur and Surigao provinces;

o shifting of some areas to production of cassava due to sustained demand

in Bohol; to spring onions in Negros Oriental; and to banana in North

Cotabato; and

o some areas planted to sweet potato in Pangasinan and Tarlac were flooded

due to Typhoon “Lando. ”

On the other hand, higher production were noted in some provinces due to

expansion areas brought about by good demand and price in Zamboanga del Sur,

Zamboanga Sibugay, and Samar.

The major producing regions this quarter were Eastern Visayas with share of 13.7

percent, Central Visayas, 11.9 percent, and Zamboanga Peninsula, 11.1 percent

(Figure 18).

Figure 18. Sweet Potato: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

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Figure 17. Sweet Potato Production by region, Philippines, April-June 2015

min: 638; max: 45,470

Figure 17. Sweet Potato Production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 1,480; max: 16,733

Metric Ton

< 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 15,000

> 15,000

Red and Yellow Onion

During the last quarter of 2015, production of red and yellow onion was

estimated at 63.74 mt. It decreased by 6.8 percent from its 2014 level of 68.35 mt

(Table 8). These were brought about by the following:

o decrease in area planted due to high costs of production in South Cotabato;

o effect of “Typhoon Lando” in Ilocos Sur; and

o some farmers did not plant onion due to anticipation of dry spell

Area planted to red and white onion in July-December 2015 was 9.46 hectares

compared to 9.60 hectares last year.

Ilocos Region topped all the onion producing regions representing 80.3 percent to

the country’s national total. SOCCKSARGEN followed with 18.3 percent and

Central Visayas, with 1.4 percent (Figure 14).

Figure 14. Red and Yellow Onion: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

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Figure 15. Multiplier Onion Production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 0; max: 9,696

Metric Ton

no production

0.01 – 100

> 100

Multiplier Onion

Production in October-December 2015 was estimated at 9.73 thousand mt,

3.5 percent lower than last year’s 10.09 thousand mt (Table 9). The decline in

production were attributed to the following:

o occurrence of pests such as thrips, onion fly, and bulb rot in Ilocos Norte;

o lesser area planted due to limited planting materials in Ilocos Sur;

o effect of Typhoon “Lando” in Ilocos Sur, Nueva Vizcaya, and Zambales.

During the second half of the year, area harvested to multiplier onion slightly

increased to 1.10 thousand hectares from 1.09 thousand hectares last year.

Majority of the produced was recorded in Ilocos Region contributing 99.6 percent

share to the country’s total output (Figure 16).

Figure 16. Multiplier Onion: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

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Figure 15. Multiplier Onion Production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 0; max: 9,696

Metric Ton

no production

0.01 – 100

> 100

Multiplier Onion

Production in October-December 2015 was estimated at 9.73 thousand mt,

3.5 percent lower than last year’s 10.09 thousand mt (Table 9). The decline in

production were attributed to the following:

o occurrence of pests such as thrips, onion fly, and bulb rot in Ilocos Norte;

o lesser area planted due to limited planting materials in Ilocos Sur;

o effect of Typhoon “Lando” in Ilocos Sur, Nueva Vizcaya, and Zambales.

During the second half of the year, area harvested to multiplier onion slightly

increased to 1.10 thousand hectares from 1.09 thousand hectares last year.

Majority of the produced was recorded in Ilocos Region contributing 99.6 percent

share to the country’s total output (Figure 16).

Figure 16. Multiplier Onion: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

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14 17

min: 638; max: 45,470

Figure 17. Sweet Potato Production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 1,480; max: 16,733

Metric Ton

< 5,000

5,001 – 10,000

10,001 – 15,000

> 15,000

Red and Yellow Onion

During the last quarter of 2015, production of red and yellow onion was

estimated at 63.74 mt. It decreased by 6.8 percent from its 2014 level of 68.35 mt

(Table 8). These were brought about by the following:

o decrease in area planted due to high costs of production in South Cotabato;

o effect of “Typhoon Lando” in Ilocos Sur; and

o some farmers did not plant onion due to anticipation of dry spell

Area planted to red and white onion in July-December 2015 was 9.46 hectares

compared to 9.60 hectares last year.

Ilocos Region topped all the onion producing regions representing 80.3 percent to

the country’s national total. SOCCKSARGEN followed with 18.3 percent and

Central Visayas, with 1.4 percent (Figure 14).

Figure 14. Red and Yellow Onion: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

13 Figure 13. Red and Yellow Onion Production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 0; max: 51

Metric Ton

no production

0.01 – 20

> 20

Sweet Potato

During the last quarter of 2015, sweet potato production went down to 122.17

thousand mt, from 124.21 thousand mt level in 2014 or a decrease of 1.6 percent

(Table 10). Decline in production were attributed to:

o smaller sizes of tubers produced due to hot weather condition in Agusan del

Sur and Surigao provinces;

o shifting of some areas to production of cassava due to sustained demand

in Bohol; to spring onions in Negros Oriental; and to banana in North

Cotabato; and

o some areas planted to sweet potato in Pangasinan and Tarlac were flooded

due to Typhoon “Lando. ”

On the other hand, higher production were noted in some provinces due to

expansion areas brought about by good demand and price in Zamboanga del Sur,

Zamboanga Sibugay, and Samar.

The major producing regions this quarter were Eastern Visayas with share of 13.7

percent, Central Visayas, 11.9 percent, and Zamboanga Peninsula, 11.1 percent

(Figure 18).

Figure 18. Sweet Potato: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

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Figure 19. Cassava Production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 620; max: 423,645

Metric Ton

< 10,000

10,001 – 20,000

20,001 – 50,000

50,000 – 200,000

> 200,000

Garlic

Production of garlic in October-December 2015 was 0.08 mt. This was 93.3

percent lower than the 1.20 mt level in 2014 (Table 7).

The decrease in production was mainly attributed to harvesting of young garlic in

Batangas.

CALABARZON was the only producer of garlic during the reference period (Figure

12).

Figure 12. Garlic: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

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Figure 11. Garlic production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 0; max: 0.08

Metric Ton

no production

0.01 – 0.08

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Cassava

Production of cassava in October-December 2015 was 762.06 thousand mt.

This was 6.2 percent higher than the 717.32 thousand mt output in 2014

(Table 11). The positive growth were attributed to the following:

o increase in area harvested due to sustained high demand, and marketing

assistance from San Miguel Corporation (SMC) in Isabela, Cagayan, Quirino,

Bukidnon, and Misamis Oriental;

o planting of high yielding variety in Bohol (Rayong variety); and

o sufficient rains conducive to cassava production in ARMM.

Area harvested to cassava went up to 111.65 thousand hectares in July-December

2015 from 108.33 thousand hectares this year, or by 3.1 percent (Table 12).

ARMM registered the highest production at 423.65 thousand mt and shared 55.6

percent of the country’s cassava output. Northern Mindanao followed with 14.0

share followed by Cagayan Valley with 8.7 percent (Figure 20).

Figure 20. Cassava: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

STATISTICAL TABLES

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Figure 9. Tomato production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 22; max: 15,951

Metric Ton

< 500

501 – 1,000

1,001 – 5,000

> 5,000

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Eggplant

The October-December 2015 eggplant production was estimated at 23.02

thousand mt, 2.7 percent lower than the 23.64 thousand mt output in 2014

(Table 5). These were attributed to the following:

o adverse effect of Typhoon “Lando” in Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Cagayan

Valley, and CAR; and

o decrease in area planted in Agusan del Sur and Iloilo.

Higher production were noted in some areas due to:

o increase in area planted in Cebu;

o intermittent rains favored fruiting in Quezon; and

o planting of high yielding varieties in Zamboanga City.

Area planted to eggplant dropped to 7.84 thousand hectares in July December

2015 from 7.93 thousand hectares last year.

CALABARZON topped all the eggplant producing regions with 4.66 thousand mt

and comprised 20.2 percent to the national output. Central Luzon followed with

11.4 percent share and Central Visayas by about 10.0 percent (Figure 8).

Figure 8. Eggplant: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

Table 1. Vegetables and Root Crops: Volume of production, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


Mongo 1,294 1,320 3,045 3,097 2.0 1.7

Peanut 3,747 3,754 5,042 5,084 0.2 0.8

Cabbage 18,541 17,277 54,169 52,153 (6.8) (3.7)

Eggplant 40,103 40,750 23,644 23,017 1.6 (2.7)

Tomato 26,389 26,067 27,893 27,247 (1.2) (2.3)

Garlic - - 1.20 0.08 - (93.3)

Onion 47 38 10,155 9,798 (18.0) (3.5)

Yellow/Red 14 6 68 64 (57.5) (6.7)

Multiplier 32 32 10,087 9,734 (0.4) (3.5)

Sweet Potato 135,512 137,366 124,214 122,169 1.4 (1.6)

Cassava 558,039 599,386 717,319 762,057 7.4 6.2

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Figure 7. Eggplant production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 97; max: 4,660

Metric Ton

< 1,000

1,001 - 2,000

2,001 – 3,000

> 3,000

Table 2. Mongo: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P January-March, April-June and January-June 2013-2014


PHILIPPINES 1,294 1,320 3,045 3,097 2.0 1.7

CAR 21 18 44 41 (13.0) (7.9)

Ilocos Region 15 16 296 285 2.3 (3.6)

Cagayan Valley 438 478 31 24 9.3 (21.5)

Central Luzon - - 45 44 - (3.7)


MIMAROPA 15 16 17 20 8.6 20.5

Bicol Region 36 35 6 6 (0.5) 1.7

Western Visayas 35 32 50 67 (9.0) 33.2

Central Visayas 135 124 277 279 (8.1) 0.6


Zamboanga Peninsula 47 46 57 55 (1.3) (3.2)

Northern Mindanao 70 71 115 119 2.5 4.0

Davao Region 148 148 323 323 (0.1) (0.1)

SOCCSKSARGEN 77 75 95 84 (3.2) (11.1)

Caraga 88 91 78 133 3.1 70.5

ARMM 115 113 1,558 1,561 (1.4) 0.2



Table 3. Peanut: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 3,747 3,754 5,042 5,084 0.2 0.8

CAR 92 78 3 2 (15.7) (6.3)

Ilocos Region 450 453 1,087 1,108 0.6 1.9

Cagayan Valley 623 580 347 336 (7.0) (3.0)

Central Luzon 134 158 103 96 17.8 (6.5)

CALABARZON 207 221 68 66 6.9 (3.8)

MIMAROPA 316 342 186 193 8.0 3.8

Bicol Region 47 47 47 48 (0.4) 1.7

Western Visayas 96 93 461 453 (2.7) (1.7)

Central Visayas 352 338 370 366 (4.1) (1.1)

Eastern Visayas 178 182 29 29 2.4 (1.1)

Zamboanga Peninsula 250 250 637 637 0.0 (0.1)

Northern Mindanao 450 447 1,046 1,057 (0.9) 1.1

Davao Region 168 175 213 217 4.4 2.1

SOCCSKSARGEN 171 177 149 127 3.7 (15.1)

Caraga 87 90 48 100 3.3 108.9

ARMM 126 124 248 249 (1.0) 0.3



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Table 5. Eggplant: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P

July-September and October-December 2014-2015 2014 2015F 2014 2015P Jul-Sept Oct-Dec

PHILIPPINES 40,103 40,750 23,644 23,017 1.6 (2.7)

CAR 89 81 102 97 (8.7) (4.9)

Ilocos Region 536 534 1,925 1,564 (0.3) (18.8)

Cagayan Valley 4,385 4,634 1,203 1,025 5.7 (14.8)

Central Luzon 2,921 2,924 2,784 2,624 0.1 (5.7)

CALABARZON 16,105 16,143 4,533 4,660 0.2 2.8

MIMAROPA 626 679 469 501 8.5 6.7

Bicol Region 1,137 1,134 340 356 (0.2) 4.7

Western Visayas 2,877 2,960 1,961 1,866 2.9 (4.9)

Central Visayas 2,413 2,302 2,087 2,281 (4.6) 9.3

Eastern Visayas 817 842 135 138 3.0 2.4

Zamboanga Peninsula 891 918 1,408 1,460 3.0 3.7

Northern Mindanao 1,067 1,113 1,610 1,582 4.4 (1.7)

Davao Region 2,636 2,628 1,930 1,958 (0.3) 1.5

SOCCSKSARGEN 2,189 2,293 1,795 1,796 4.8 0.0

Caraga 1,230 1,376 1,072 816 11.9 (23.9)

ARMM 185 188 290 294 1.9 1.3



Table 4. Cabbage: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 18,541 17,277 54,169 52,153 (6.8) (3.7)

CAR 13,141 11,874 43,808 41,984 (9.6) (4.2)

Ilocos Region - - 415 427 0.0 2.8

Cagayan Valley 226 219 65 59 (3.3) (9.6)


CALABARZON 95 77 210 121 (19.0) (42.3)

MIMAROPA - - 7 7 0.0 2.9

Bicol Region 41 16 65 48 (61.8) (25.6)

Western Visayas 97 95 99 94 (2.1) (4.8)

Central Visayas 1,987 1,967 3,054 2,941 (1.0) (3.7)


Zamboanga Peninsula 99 108 494 495 9.3 0.1


Davao Region 546 556 1,657 1,680 1.8 1.4

SOCCSKSARGEN 553 536 368 354 (3.2) (4.0)

Caraga 1 1 2.31 0.46 60.0 (80.1)

ARMM 108 109 264 263 1.2 (0.4)



Cabbage

In the fourth quarter of 2015, cabbage production dropped by 3.7 percent, from

54.17 thousand mt in 2014 to 52.15 thousand mt this year (Table 4). The decline

in production were attributed to the following:

o adverse effect of Typhoon “Lando” in Benguet and Mountain Province;

o shifting of some areas to production of eggplant and ginger in Cebu.

Higher production was reported in Bukidnon as more farmers were encouraged to

plant due to increased demand.

During the period July-December 2015, area harvested to cabbage dropped

by 2.9 percent, from 4.96 thousand hectares last year to 4.82 thousand hectares

this year.

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) recorded the highest production at 41.98

thousand mt and shared 80.5 percent to total cabbage production during the

reference period. Northern Mindanao and Central Visayas followed with 7.0

percent and 5.6 percent shares, respectively (Figure 6).

Figure 6. Cabbage: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

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Figure 5. Cabbage production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 0; max: 41,984

Metric Ton

< 500

501 – 5,000

> 5,000

Table 6. Tomato: Volume of production, Philippines,

July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 26,389 26,067 27,893 27,247 (1.2) (2.3)

CAR 342 330 731 629 (3.3) (14.0)

Ilocos Region 429 422 2,349 2,258 (1.6) (3.9)

Cagayan Valley 950 963 633 579 1.3 (8.6)

Central Luzon 356 365 1,495 1,435 2.6 (4.0)

CALABARZON 710 667 455 460 (6.1) 1.1

MIMAROPA 53 61 246 270 15.5 9.9

Bicol Region 103 104 21 22 1.2 2.5

Western Visayas 733 676 914 900 (7.8) (1.5)

Central Visayas 1,171 1,220 794 749 4.2 (5.6)

Eastern Visayas 175 178 69 71 1.8 3.6

Zamboanga Peninsula 417 445 1,951 1,898 6.5 (2.8)

Northern Mindanao 18,597 18,224 16,305 15,951 (2.0) (2.2)

Davao Region 601 641 375 358 6.7 (4.7)

SOCCSKSARGEN 1,524 1,589 1,379 1,472 4.3 6.8

Caraga 135 89 42 60 (33.7) 42.8

ARMM 93 92 134 135 (0.6) 1.2



Table 7. Garlic: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES - - 1.20 0.08 - (93.3)

CAR - - - - - -

Ilocos Region - - - - - -



CALABARZON - - 0.10 0.08 - (20.0)




Central Visayas - - 1.10 - - (100.0)





SOCCSKSARGEN - - - - - -

Caraga - - - - - -

ARMM - - - - - -



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Peanut

The October-December 2015 production of peanut at 5.08 thousand mt was

0.9 percent higher than last year’s 5.04 thousand mt (Table 3). Several factors

contributed to the increments:

o increase in area harvested due to sustained demand in Agusan del Sur, Ilocos

Norte, La Union, Bukidnon, and Lanao del Norte;

o moderate rains favored growth of peanut in Palawan and Sulu; and

o expansion areas in Cebu due to financial assistance from private individuals.

Lower output were reported in some areas due to the following:

o lesser area planted due to high costs of planting of materials in Iloilo; and

o some areas were utilized for corn production in Zamboanga Sibugay.

Ilocos Region, the top producer of peanut at 1.11 thousand mt represented 21.8

percent to the national total during the reference period (Figure 4).

Figure 4. Peanut: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

Table 8. Red and Yellow Onion: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 14 6 68 64 (57.5) (6.7)

CAR - - - - - -

Ilocos Region - - 53 51 - (3.2)







Central Visayas 7.80 0.25 1.25 0.88 (96.8) (29.6)





SOCCSKSARGEN 7 6 14 12 (10.7) (18.0)

Caraga - - - - - -

ARMM - - - - - -



Table 9. Multiplier Onion: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 32 32 10,087 9,734 (0.4) (3.5)

CAR - - - - - -

Ilocos Region 10 10 10,048 9,696 1.9 (3.5)

Cagayan Valley 18 18 28 27 (3.6) (3.3)

Central Luzon - - 4 4 - (12.5)

CALABARZON - - 3 3 - (16.7)




Central Visayas - - - - - -


Zamboanga Peninsula 0.24 0.22 0.77 0.70 (8.3) (9.1)



SOCCSKSARGEN 4 4 3 4 9.6 20.5

Caraga - - - - - -

ARMM - - - - - -



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Figure 3.Peanut production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015

min: 2; max: 1,108

Metric Ton

< 200

201 - 400

401 - 800

> 800

Table 10. Sweet Potato: Volume of production by region, Philippines, July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 135,512 137,366 124,214 122,169 1.4 (1.6)

CAR 7,013 6,769 3,773 3,625 (3.5) (3.9)

Ilocos Region 1,502 1,499 3,005 2,547 (0.2) (15.2)

Cagayan Valley 650 616 2,095 2,148 (5.3) 2.6

Central Luzon 1,590 1,727 9,816 9,541 8.6 (2.8)

CALABARZON 11,681 12,203 5,039 4,972 4.5 (1.3)

MIMAROPA 2,621 2,762 5,922 6,144 5.4 3.7

Bicol Region 13,611 13,760 7,327 7,846 1.1 7.1

Western Visayas 8,281 8,175 10,287 10,768 (1.3) 4.7

Central Visayas 4,922 4,648 16,214 14,588 (5.6) (10.0)

Eastern Visayas 50,593 51,742 16,062 16,733 2.3 4.2



Davao Region 6,408 6,225 4,924 4,973 (2.9) 1.0

SOCCSKSARGEN 1,608 1,425 1,827 1,480 (11.4) (19.0)

Caraga 9,059 9,296 11,378 9,190 2.6 (19.2)

ARMM 967 957 3,636 3,736 (1.0) 2.7



Table 11. Cassava: Volume of production by region, Philippines,

July-September 2014-2015F and October-December 2014-2015P


PHILIPPINES 558,039 599,386 717,319 762,057 7.4 6.2

CAR 2,248 2,283 674 620 1.6 (8.1)

Ilocos Region 3,807 3,894 5,520 5,128 2.3 (7.1)

Cagayan Valley 41,622 71,471 35,624 66,638 71.7 87.1

Central Luzon 3,717 3,791 7,574 7,536 2.0 (0.5)

CALABARZON 6,445 7,042 11,090 10,617 9.3 (4.3)

MIMAROPA 2,732 2,827 4,665 4,838 3.5 3.7

Bicol Region 20,229 20,561 10,036 10,280 1.6 2.4

Western Visayas 8,069 8,095 16,488 16,282 0.3 (1.2)

Central Visayas 15,071 21,695 32,660 37,404 44.0 14.5

Eastern Visayas 27,471 29,018 11,047 11,711 5.6 6.0



Davao Region 4,814 4,990 4,249 4,234 3.7 (0.4)

SOCCSKSARGEN 19,230 20,001 27,489 27,340 4.0 (0.5)

Caraga 5,067 5,577 5,167 5,006 10.1 (3.1)

ARMM 276,964 273,593 419,889 423,645 (1.2) 0.9



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Mongo

During the period October-December 2015, production of mongo grew by 1.7

percent, from 3.05 thousand mt in 2014 to 3.10 thousand mt this year (Table 2).

These were attributed to the following factors:

o increase in area harvested due to lesser occurrence of rains in some provinces

of Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

(ARMM), and MIMAROPA;

o increase in area devoted to mongo due to non-planting of second crop palay

in some rainfed areas in Iloilo; and

o seeds distribution by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturists (OPAs), Local

Government Units (LGUs), Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), and

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Eastern Visayas.

On the other hand, drop in production were noted in Pangasinan, Cagayan, and

Isabela due to effect of Typhoon “Lando.”

The top mongo producing region was ARMM with 1.56 thousand mt contributing

50.4 percent share to the national output. This was followed by Davao Region

with 10.4 percent share and Ilocos Region with 9.2 percent (Figure 2).

Figure 2. Mongo: Top Producing Regions, Philippines, October-December 2015

Table 12. Vegetables and Root Crops: Area harvested and Yield, Philippines, July-December 2014-2015P

2014 2015P

Area harvested (ha)

Mongo 7,162 4,958 (30.8)

Peanut 8,772 8,785 0.1

Cabbage 4,964 4,822 (2.9)

Eggplant 7,927 7,839 (1.1)

Tomato 4,985 4,798 (3.8)

Garlic 3 3 12.2

Onion 1,102 1,110 0.7

Bermuda 9 7 (14.4)

Native 1,094 1,103 0.9

Sweet Potato 47,249 45,021 (4.7)

Cassava 108,333 111,649 3.1

Yield (mt per hectare)

Mongo 0.61 0.89 47.1

Peanut 1.00 1.01 0.4

Cabbage 14.65 14.40 (1.7)

Eggplant 8.04 8.13 1.2

Tomato 10.89 11.11 2.1

Garlic 0.44 0.03 (94.1)

Onion 9.25 8.86 (4.3)

Bermuda 9.60 9.46 (1.4)

Native 9.25 8.85 (4.3)

Sweet Potato 5.50 5.76 4.9

Cassava 11.77 12.19 3.6

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October - December 2015 · Figure 3.Peanut production by region, Philippines, October-December 2015 min: 2; max: 1,108 Metric Ton < 200 201 - 400 401 - 800 > 800 Table 10. Sweet