Palay production in La Union decreases in 3rd quarter 2021

The volume of palay production in La Union in 3rd quarter 2021 was recorded at 12,591 metric tons.  This is 2.76 percent lower than the volume of palay production in the province in the same period of 2020 at 12,948 metric tons.

On the other hand, the area harvested for palay in the province increased by 3.44 percent from 2,817 hectares in 3rd quarter 2020 to 2,914 hectares in 3rd quarter 2021. The yield per hectare declined by 6.09 percent  from 4.60 metric tons per hectare  in 3rd quarter 2020 to 4.32 metric tons per hectare in 3rd quarter 2021. (Figure 1)

Overall, the volume of palay production in Ilocos Region decreased by 6.27 percent from 189,016.00 metric tons in 3rd quarter 2020 to 177,163.00 metric tons in 3rd quarter 2021. Among the four provinces of Ilocos Region, La Union recorded the least volume of palay production in 3rd quarter 2021 with 7.11 percent of the total palay production in the region. Pangasinan accounted for the bulk of palay production in the region with 50.13 percent share (88,818.00 metric tons) followed by Ilocos Norte with 26.47 percent share (46,902.00 metric tons) and Ilocos Sur with 16.29 percent share (28,852.00 metric tons). (Figure 2)

In terms of total area harvested for palay in Ilocos Region, the area decreased by 5.05 percent from 38,606 hectares in 3rd quarter 2020 to 36,656 hectares in 3rd quarter 2021. La Union had the smallest proportion of the total harvested area for palay in 3rd quarter 2021 with 7.95 percent share.  Pangasinan had the largest proportion of the total area harvested for palay in the region with 51.22 percent share (18,776.00 hectares), followed by Ilocos Norte with 24.98 percent share (9,155.00 hectares), and Ilocos Sur with 15.85 percent share (5,811.00 hectares). (Figure 3)

By ecosystem, the volume of palay produced from irrigated farms in La Union in 3rd quarter 2021 was 11,059.00 metric tons.  This posted a decrease of 2.24 percent from the 11,312.00 metric tons volume of palay production from irrigated farms in 3rd quarter 2020.  Likewise, the volume of palay produced from rainfed farms in La Union in 3rd quarter 2021 decreased by 6.36 percent from the 1,636.00 metric tons volume of palay production from rainfed farms in 3rd quarter 2020 to 1,532.00 metric tons volume of palay production from rainfed farms in 3rd quarter 2021.

STATISTICAL TABLES

TECHNICAL NOTES

Palay and Corn Production Survey (PCPS) is a quarterly survey that generates estimates and forecasts data on production, area and yield of palay and corn. The survey gathers information on the area planted/harvested and production by ecosystem (palay) and crop type (corn); monthly distribution of production and area harvested; farm household disposition/utilization of production; area of standing crop; planting intention indicator; use of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides; and awareness and availment of program interventions.

Reference Periods

January Survey round – October to December

April Survey round – January to March

July Survey round – April to June

October Survey round – July to September

Production refers to the quantity produced and actually harvested for a particular crop during the reference period.

Area Harvested refers to the actual area from which harvest are realized during the reference period.

Irrigated Farms refer to area with irrigation facilities supplying water through artificial means like gravity, force/power, pump, etc.  Irrigated area become rainfed only, when the irrigation system is no longer operational for the past two years and beyond repair and there is no plan of irrigating the farm.        

Rainfed Farms refer to area that holds standing water but solely dependent on rainfall for its water supply. It may have dikes that retain rainwater. 

Yield refers to the measurement of the amount of agricultural production harvested per unit of land area.

SGD. DANITES E. TEÑIDO, Ph.D.
Chief Statistical Specialist

MAQ/MFC