This special release presents the accomplishments of agriculture in Ilocos Region in 2019. The performance is measured in terms of value  of production at constant prices. It focuses on the measurement of the whole agriculture and its sub-commodity groups (crops, livestock, poultry, and fisheries) and commodities. 

The value of production in agriculture at constant 2018 prices was estimated at PhP 123,060 million in 2019. It grew by 4.4 percent from the PhP 117,824 million in 2018. Meanwhile, a decline of 3.2 percent growth rate was recorded in 2018 from the PhP 121,724 million value  of production recorded in 2017.  

Among its subsectors, at constant 2018 prices, fisheries recorded  the highest growth rate at 8.3 percent. This was followed by crops  with 5.3 percent. Meanwhile, livestock and poultry recorded negative growth rates of 0.2 percent and less than 0.1 percent, respectively.

In terms of the contribution of the subsectors to agriculture, crops contributed the biggest percentage points of 3.3 out of the total 4.4 percentage growth. Fisheries contributed 1.2 percentage points. Meanwhile, negative contributions to agriculture growth were recorded by poultry and livestock both with less than 0.05 percentage points.  (see Figure 3)

In terms of distribution among subsector, crops accounted for the biggest share of 61.8 percent in 2019, at constant 2018 prices.  This was followed by fisheries and livestock with 15.1 percent and 14.3 percent shares, respectively. The poultry subsector was the least contributor to the value of production in agriculture with 8.8 percent share.