The April to June 2023 tomato production was estimated at 70.33 thousand metric tons, indicating an annual decrease of -1.8 percent from the 71.59 thousand metric tons output in the same quarter of last year.

By region, Ilocos Region was the highest producer of tomato for this quarter with 23.77 thousand metric tons or 33.8 percent share to the country’s tomato production. This was followed by Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley with corresponding productions of 8.79 thousand metric tons and 7.31 thousand metric tons. These regions shared 56.7 percent of the country’s total output during the quarter.

From January to June 2023, the area planted for tomato was registered at 10.81 thousand hectares. This indicates a decrease of -1.8 percent from the 11.01 thousand hectares in the same period of last year.