HIGHLIGHTS

The estimated palay production for the period October to December 2023 based on standing crop as of 01 November 2023 may be higher than the October to December 2022 actual estimate. However, the updated corn production based on standing crop as of 01 November 2023 may decrease compared with the actual harvest in the same period of 2022.  

PALAY

1. As of 01 November 2023, the estimated palay production based on standing crop for October to December 2023 may increase to 7.32 million metric tons or by 1.3 percent from its actual output of 7.22 million metric tons in the same period of 2022. On the other hand, the updated estimate of palay production for the period October to December 2023 as of 01 November 2023 reflected a decrease of 0.5 percent from its estimate of 7.35 million metric tons as of 01 October 2023. (Figure 1 and Table 1)

2. The estimated harvest area based on standing crop for the period October to December 2023 may decrease to 1.75 million hectares or by 1.5 percent from the 1.78 million hectares of actual harvested area in the same period of 2022. Based on standing crop for the period October to December 2023, the yield per hectare of palay may improve to 4.17 metric tons or by 2.7 percent from the previous year’s same period yield of 4.06 metric tons. (Table 1)

3. As of 01 November 2023, about 1.01 million hectares or 57.8 percent of the 1.75 million hectares updated harvest area of standing crop have been harvested. This translates to palay output of 4.35 million metric tons. (Tables 1 and 2)

4. Of the total area of 739.62 thousand hectares of standing palay yet to be harvested as of 01 November 2023, 7.9 percent were at the vegetative stage, 32.1 percent at the reproductive stage, and 60.1 percent were at the maturing stage. (Figure 2 and Table 3)

CORN

1. The estimated corn production based on standing crop for the period October to December 2023 as of 01 November 2023 may decrease to 1.94 million metric tons or by 2.0 percent from its actual estimate of 1.98 million metric tons in the same period of 2022. Meanwhile, the updated estimate of corn production based on standing crop as of 01 November 2023 indicated a decrease of 1.1 percent from its record of 1.96 million metric tons as of 01 October 2023. (Figure 3 and Table 4)

2. Harvest area based on standing crop for the period October to December 2023 may decrease to 615.98 thousand hectares or by 1.9 percent from the 627.88 thousand hectares actual estimate of harvest area in the same period of the previous year. On the other hand, the yield per hectare of corn based on standing crop for the period October to December 2023 remained at 3.15 metric tons. (Table 4)

3. As of 01 November 2023, about 292.20 thousand hectares or 47.4 percent of the 615.98 thousand hectares updated harvest area of standing corn have been harvested, translating to a 1.01 million metric tons of corn output. (Tables 4 and 5)

4. Of the 323.79 thousand hectares of standing corn yet to be harvested as of 01 November 2023, about 1.4 percent were at the vegetative stage, 43.5 percent at the reproductive stage, and 55.1 percent at the maturing stage. (Figure 4 and Table 6)

DIVINA GRACIA L. DEL PRADO, PhD 
Assistant Secretary 
Deputy National Statistician 
Sectoral Statistics Office

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