HIGHLIGHTS

Based on standing crop as of 01 September 2023, the estimated palay and corn production for the period of July to September 2023 may be higher than the estimate of actual harvest in the same period of 2022.

PALAY                                                                                                      

1. As of 01 September 2023, the estimated palay production based on standing crop for July to September 2023 may increase to 3.80 million metric tons or by 0.3 percent from its actual output of 3.79 million metric tons in the same period of 2022. On the other hand, the updated estimate of palay production for the period of July to September 2023 as of 01 September 2023 reflected a decrease of 1.9 percent from its estimate of 3.88 million metric tons as of 01 July 2023. (Figure 1 and Table 1)

2. The estimated harvest area based on standing crop for the period of July to September 2023 may decrease to 926.87 thousand hectares or by 0.5 percent from the 931.75 thousand hectares of actual harvested area in the same period of 2022. Based on standing crop for the period of July to September 2023, the yield per hectare of palay may improve to 4.10 metric tons or by 0.7 percent from the previous year’s same period yield of 4.07 metric tons. (Table 1)

3. As of 01 September 2023, about 401.90 thousand hectares or 43.4 percent of the 926.87 thousand hectares updated harvest area of standing crop have been harvested. This translates to palay output of 1.62 million metric tons. (Tables 1 and 2)

4. Of the total area of 524.97 thousand hectares of standing palay yet to be harvested as of 01 September 2023, 20.6 percent were at the reproductive stage, while 79.4 percent were at the maturing stage.   
(Figure 2 and Table 3)

CORN

1. The estimated corn production based on standing crop for the period of July to September 2023 may increase to 2.46 million metric tons or by 4.5 percent as of 01 September 2023 from its actual estimate of 2.35 million metric tons in the same period of 2022. Meanwhile, the updated estimate of corn production based on standing crop indicated a decrease of 3.9 percent from its record of   
2.56 million metric tons as of 01 July 2023. (Figure 3 and Table 4)

2. Harvest area based on standing crop for the period of July to September 2023 may increase to 820.65 thousand hectares or by 1.8 percent from the 806.42 thousand hectares actual estimate of harvest area in the same period of the previous year. In addition, the yield per hectare of corn may increase to 2.99 metric tons or by 2.8 percent from its previous year’s same quarter record of 2.91 metric tons. (Table 4)

3. As of 01 September 2023, about 436.67 thousand hectares or 53.2 percent of the 820.65 thousand hectares updated harvest area of standing corn have been harvested, translating to 1.18 million metric tons of corn output. (Tables 4 and 5)

4. As of 01 September 2023, the total area of standing corn yet to be harvested was recorded at 383.98 thousand hectares. About 13.9 percent were at the reproductive stage, while 86.1 percent were at the maturing stage. (Figure 4 and Table 6)

DIVINA GRACIA L. DEL PRADO, PhD

Assistant Secretary

Deputy National Statistician

Sectoral Statistics Office