Price Situationer of Selected Agricultural Commodities First Phase of May 2021 | Philippine Statistics Authority

Release Date :

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Reference Number :

2021-204

1. Decreases in the average retail prices of a kilogram of regular milled rice between the first phase of May 2021 (01 to 05 May 2021) and the second phase of the previous month (15 to 17 April 2021) were noted in seven regional centers. On the other hand, its average retail price per kilogram went up by PhP 0.14 to PhP 2.75 in six regional centers during the period. (Table 1) 2. Increases in the average retail prices of a kilogram of pork with bones, ranging from PhP 2.44 to PhP 10.00, were observed in nine regional centers during the first phase of May 2021. However, its average retail price per kilogram dropped by PhP 10.00 in Calapan City during the period. (Table 2) 3. Compared with their price levels in the second phase of April 2021, the average retail prices of a kilogram of galunggong were lower by PhP 10.00 to PhP 60.00 in six regional centers during the first phase of May 2021. Meanwhile, its average retail price picked up in the National Capital Region (NCR), Calapan City, Tacloban City, Cagayan de Oro City, and Cotabato City. (Table 3) 4. Lower retail prices of vegetables were seen in many regional centers during the first phase of May 2021. (Table 4) 5. Declines in the average retail prices of a kilogram of red onion, ranging from PhP 1.78 to PhP 20.00, were registered in six regional centers during the period, from their price levels in the second phase of the previous month. On the other hand, relative to their price levels in the second phase of April 2021, its average retail price per kilogram climbed by PhP 5.00 and PhP 10.00 in four regional centers in the first phase of May 2021. (Table 5) 6. On the average, a kilogram of carabao mango registered price cuts, ranging from PhP 3.50 to PhP 90.00, in 10 regional centers during the period. Meanwhile, relative to their price levels in the second phase of April 2021, its average retail price per kilogram went up by PhP 10.00 in Calapan City and by PhP 20.00 in Digos City during the period. (Table 6) 7. The average retail prices of a kilogram of brown sugar inched up by PhP 0.01 to PhP 3.50 in five regional centers during the period. On the contrary, compared with their price levels in the second phase of April 2021, its average retail price per kilogram declined by PhP 0.50 in Batangas City and Pagadian City during the first phase of May 2021. (Table 7) DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D. Undersecretary National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

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