Production of eggplant from April to June 2023 was registered at 102.98 thousand metric tons, which indicates a decrease of -3.6 percent from the 106.87 thousand metric tons output in the same quarter of 2022.

Ilocos Region had the largest eggplant production with 60.46 thousand metric tons or 58.7 percent share to the total production during the quarter. This was followed by Cagayan Valley with 7.91 thousand metric tons and Central Luzon with 7.06 thousand metric tons. These regions accounted for 73.3 percent share to the country’s total eggplant production.

Area planted for eggplant from January to June 2023 increased to 13.76 thousand hectares or by 1.0 percent from the 13.62 thousand hectares in the same period of 2022.