HIGHLIGHTS

Palay and corn production from April to June 2022 may increase based on data on standing crop as of 01 June 2022, compared with the estimated production of palay and corn during the period of April to June 2021. 

PALAY 
1. Based on standing crop as of 01 June 2022, the updated palay production for the period of April to June 2022 may increase to 4.22 million metric tons or by 1.1 percent, from its estimate of 4.17 million metric tons in the same period of 2021. On the other hand, the updated estimate of palay production for the period of April to June 2022 as of 01 June 2022 was lower by -1.2 percent from its estimate of 4.27 million metric tons as of 01 April 2022. (Table 1 and Figure 1)

2. The estimated harvest area for the period of April to June 2022 may increase to 954.18 thousand hectares or by 0.6 percent, from 948.43 thousand hectares area in the same period of 2021. Likewise, yield per hectare may increase to 4.42 metric tons or by 0.5 percent, from 4.40 metric tons in the same period of the previous year. (Table 1)

3. About 865.29 thousand hectares or 90.7 percent of the 954.18 thousand hectares updated area of standing crop have been harvested as of 01 June 2022. (Tables 1 and 2)

4. Of the updated harvested area based on standing crop, the actual production was registered at 3.86 million metric tons as of 01 June 2022. (Table 2)

5. Of the total area of standing palay yet to be harvested as of 01 June 2022, 14.7 percent were at the reproductive stage, and 85.3 percent at the maturing stage. (Table 3 and Figure 2)

CORN
1. The estimated corn production for April to June 2022 may increase to 1.48 million metric tons or by 3.0 percent based on standing crop as of 01 June 2022, from its estimate of 1.44 million metric tons in the period of April to June 2021. The updated estimate of corn production for the period of April to June 2022 as of 01 June 2022 was lower by -0.5 percent from its estimate of 1.49 million metric tons as of 01 April 2022. (Table 4 and Figure 3)

2. Harvest area for the period of April to June 2022 may increase to 418.04 thousand hectares or by 2.5 percent, from 407.83 thousand hectares harvest area in the same period of 2021. Yield per hectare may increase to 3.54 metric tons or by 0.6 percent, from 3.52 metric tons in the same period of the previous year. (Table 4)

3. About 330.75 thousand hectares or 79.1 percent of the 418.04 thousand hectares updated area of standing crop have been harvested as of 01 June 2022. (Tables 4 and 5)

4. Of the updated harvested area based on standing crop, the actual production was recorded at 1.23 million metric tons as of 01 June 2022. (Table 5)

5. Of the total area of 87.29 thousand hectares of standing crop yet to be harvested as of 01 June 2022, 27.6 percent were at the reproductive stage and 72.4 percent were at the maturing stage. (Table 6 and Figure 4).

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