HIGHLIGHTS

Palay and corn production from April to June 2021 may increase based on data on standing crop as of 01 June 2021, from the estimated production of palay and corn in the period April to June 2020.

PALAY

1. Based on standing crop as of 01 June 2021, the estimated palay production for the period of April to June 2021 may increase to 4.17 million metric tons or by 1.2 percent, from its estimate of 4.13 million metric tons in the same period of 2020. The updated estimate of palay production for the period April to June 2021 as of  01 June 2021 is lower by -1.4 percent from its estimate of 4.23 million metric tons as of 01 April 2021. (Table 1 and Figure 1)

Figure 1. Palay: April-June Crop Production Estimates, 2020-2021

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Monthly Palay and Corn Situation Reporting System (MPCSRS)2.

2. The estimated harvest area for the period of April to June 2021 may decrease by -0.8 percent, from 955.84 thousand hectares in the same period of 2020. Yield per hectare may increase to 4.40 metric tons, from 4.32 metric tons in the same period of the previous year. (Table 1)

3. About 830.12 thousand hectares or 87.6 percent of the updated standing crop have been harvested. (Tables 1 and 2)

4. As for the farmer’s planting intentions for April to June 2021, 423.57 thousand hectares or 48.3 percent of the perceived area have been actually planted. (Table 3)

5. Of the total area of 541.28 thousand hectares of standing crop for July to September 2021 harvest, 54.8 percent were at the vegetative stage, 24.4 percent at the reproductive stage, and 20.7 percent at the maturing stage. (Table 4 and Figure 2)

Figure 2. Palay: Area of Standing Crop by Stage of Development
as of 01 June 2021

Note: Details may not add up to total due to rounding
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Monthly Palay and Corn Situation Reporting System (MPCSRS)

CORN

1. The estimated corn production for April to June 2021 may increase to 1.454 million or by 7.3 percent based  on standing crop as of 01 June 2021, from its estimate of 1.36 million tons in the period April to June 2020. The updated estimate of corn production for the period of April to June 2021 as of 01 June 2021 was higher by 0.1 percent from its estimate of 1.452 million metric tons as of 01 April 2021. (Table 5 and Figure 3)

Figure 3. Corn: April-June Crop Production Estimates, 2020-2021

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Monthly Palay and Corn Situation Reporting System (MPCSRS)

2. Harvest area for the period of April to June 2021 may increase to 407.84 thousand hectares, from 391.68 thousand hectares in the same period of 2020. Yield per hectare may increase to 3.57 metric tons from the 3.46 metric tons in the same period of the previous year. (Table 5)

3. About 309.57 thousand hectares or 75.9 percent of the updated standing crop have been harvested. (Tables 5 and 6)

4. Around 578.88 thousand hectares or 67.9 percent of the planting intentions for April to June 2021 crop have been realized. (Table 7)

5. Of the total area for standing corn, which is to be harvested for July to September 2021, 50.9 percent were at the vegetative stage, 34.6 percent at the reproductive stage, and 14.5 percent at the maturing stage. (Table 8 and Figure 4)

Figure 4. Corn: Area of Standing Crop by Stage of Development
as of 01 June 2021

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Monthly Palay and Corn Situation Reporting System (MPCSRS)

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D.
Undersecretary
National Statistician and Civil Registrar General