La Union’s palay production increased by 14.55 percent in third quarter 2020 at 12,948 metric tons compared with the production in the same period of 2019 at 11,303 metric tons. Among the four provinces of Ilocos Region, La Union ranked fourth in terms of volume of palay production. Its share to the region’s total volume of production is 6.85 percent. In third quarter 2020, Pangasinan had the largest share with 47.70 percent, followed by Ilocos Norte with a share of 26.61 percent and Ilocos Sur with 18.84 percent. Overall, Ilocos Region’s palay production increased by 1.48 percent from 186,265 metric tons in third quarter last year to 189,016 metric tons, in third quarter 2020.Read more about PALAY AND CORN SITUATION IN LA UNION THIRD QUARTER 2020