Major Fruit Crops Quarterly Bulletin, October-December 2018
October 2018 to December 2018
Banana
- Banana production for the fourth quarter of 2018 was accounted at
2.42 million metric tons, increased by0.6 percent from the previous year’s level of2.41 million metric tons. - Davao Region had the highest production of
904.13 thousand metric tons or37.3 percent of the total banana production. Northern Mindanao followed with492.25 thousand metric tons or20.3 percent, while SOCCSKSARGEN contributed335.11 thousand metric tons or 13.8 percent. - Of the total banana production, Cavendish variety had the highest share during the period at
51.9 percent. Saba variety followed with27.6 percent while Lakatan variety together with other variety comprised the remaining share of20.5 percent.
