Volume 13 No. 1 Quezon City, Philippines

ISSN 2094-6201

Major Fruit Crops Quarterly Bulletin

Solid ∙ Responsive ∙ World Class Philippine Statistics Authority Republic of the Philippines

January-March 2019

Major Fruit Crops Quarterly Bulletin is a publication of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA reserves exclusive right to reproduce this publication in whatever form. Should any portion of this publication be included in a report/article, the title of the publication and the PSA should be cited as the source of data. The PSA will not be responsible for any information derived from the processing of data contained in this bulletin.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

HIS EXCELLENCY

PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY

JOSIE B. PEREZ

Assistant Secretary

Officer-in-Charge

ROSALINDA P. BAUTISTA

(Director II)

Officer-in-Charge

Sectoral Statistics Office

FOREWORD

The Major Fruit Crops Quarterly Bulletin provides updates on production of banana, calamansi, mango, and pineapple. These crops are highlighted in the report on the Performance of Agriculture that the PSA releases quarterly. This first quarter 2019 issue of the Bulletin presents the final estimates of production from October to December 2018 and the preliminary estimates from January to March 2019. The main source of data is the Crops Production Survey (CrPS) conducted quarterly by PSA.

JOSIE B. PEREZ Assistant Secretary

Officer-in-Charge Quezon City, Philippines May 2019

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword ii Background vi Highlights

Banana 2 Calamansi 4 Mango 6 Pineapple 8

LIST OF TABLES

Table No.

Title Page No.

1 Volume of Production for Selected Fruit Crops, Philippines October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p

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2 Volume of Production for Banana by Region October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p

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3 Volume of Production for Calamansi by Region October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p

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4 Volume of Production for Mango by Region October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p

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5 Volume of Production for Pineapple by Region October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p

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p - Preliminary Estimate

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p - Preliminary Estimate

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure No. Title Page No.

1 Banana Production by Region, January-March: 2019p 1 2 Distribution of Banana Production by Region

January-March: 2019p 2

3 Distribution of Banana Production by Variety, Philippines January-March: 2019p

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4 Calamansi Production by Region, January-March: 2019p 3 5 Distribution of Calamansi Production by Region

January-March: 2019p 4

6 Mango Production by Region, January-March: 2019p 5 7 Distribution of Mango Production by Region

January-March: 2019p 6

8 Distribution of Mango Production by Variety, Philippines January-March: 2019p

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9 Pineapple Production by Region, January-March: 2019p 7 10 Distribution of Pineapple Production by Region

January-March: 2019p 8

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Scope and Coverage The Crops Production Survey (CrPS) is for all crops other than palay and corn. Around 282 crops are covered by this survey. For this bulletin, information on four major fruit crops are reported. These fruit crops are banana, calamansi, mango and pineapple. Estimates of production, area planted/harvested, and number of bearing trees/hills are generated from the (CrPS) which has four survey rounds in a year, that is, February, May, August, and November. Crops statistics covers all regions excluding National Capital Region (NCR). Sampling Methodology A non-probability survey is employed for the CrPS. A “5 by 5” design was used in the selection of samples, with the province as survey domain. The top five producing municipalities of a certain crop are chosen from each province. From each of these municipalities, five sample farmers are selected as respondents. In this two-stage design, municipality serves as the primary sampling unit while farmer-producer is the secondary sampling unit. Data Collection For CrPS, data collection is conducted quarterly during the last 10 days of the middle month of the quarter. It gathers data on production, area planted/harvested and number of bearing trees/hills. Concepts and Definitions Crop production refers to the quantity produced and actually harvested for a particular crop during the reference period. It includes those harvested but damaged, stolen, given away, consumed, given as harvester’s share, reserved, etc. Excluded are those produced but not harvested due to low price, lack of demand and force majeure or fortuitous events, etc.

BACKGROUND1

1 Source: Excerpts from Crops Statistics of the Philippines 2012-2016; ISSN-2012-0487

https://psa.gov.ph/content/crops-statistics-philippines-national-and-regional

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Area planted refers to the actual physical area planted. This generally applies to area reported for permanent crops and multi-harvest temporary crops. On the other hand, area harvested refers to the actual area from which harvests are realized. This excludes crop area which were totally damaged. It may be smaller than the area planted. In crops statistics, this applies to temporary crops. Bearing trees/hills refers to trees/hills where harvesting has been made in the past and may or may not have borne fruits (productive) during the reference period due to cyclical production pattern of the crop. Hills applies to banana.

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FIGURE 1 Banana Production by Region, January-March: 2019p

Banana

For the period January to March 2019, production of banana went down by 1.4 percent, from 2.14 million metric tons in 2018 to 2.11 million metric tons this year.

More than one third or 37.1 percent of total banana production was from Davao Region. Northern Mindanao followed with 24.9 percent and SOCCSKSARGEN with 12.8 percent shares to total (Figure 2).

Cavendish variety recorded the highest level of 1.20 million metric tons, representing 56.6 percent of the total banana production this quarter. Saba ranked second with 25.0 percent share and Lakatan with 8.9 percent (Figure 3).

HIGHLIGHTS

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FIGURE 2 Distribution of Banana Production by Region, January-March: 2019

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FIGURE 3 Distribution of Banana Production by Variety, Philippines, January-March: 2019

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Region XI (Davao Region)

37.1%

Region X (Northern

Mindanao)

24.9%

Other Regions25.2%

Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)

12.8%

Cavendish56.6%

Saba25.0%

Lakatan8.9%

Others9.5%

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FIGURE 4 Calamansi Production by Region, January-March: 2019p

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Calamansi Calamansi production for the first quarter of 2019 was accounted at

14.95 thousand metric tons, higher by 0.6 percent compared with the 14.86 thousand metric tons during the same period of 2018.

Among the regions, CALABARZON had the highest production of 2.96 thousand metric tons or 19.8 percent of the total production. This was followed by MIMAROPA Region with 16.6 percent and Central Luzon with 12.9 percent (Figure 5).

FIGURE 5 Distribution of Calamansi Production by Region, January-March: 2019

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Region IV-A (CALABARZON)

19.8%

MIMAROPA Region16.6%

Region III (Central Luzon)

12.9%

Other Regions50.7%

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FIGURE 6 Mango Production by Region, January-March: 2019p

Mango During the period January to March 2019, production of mango dropped

by 2.8 percent, from 97.70 thousand metric tons in 2018 to 94.92 thousand metric tons this year.

Ilocos Region had the largest share of 54.6 percent to total mango production, followed by Central Luzon and Western Visayas with 16.5 percent and 6.8 percent, respectively (Figure 7).

Carabao variety with 77.25 thousand metric tons production contributed the largest share of 81.4 percent to the total mango production during the period (Figure 8).

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FIGURE 7 Distribution of Mango Production by Region, January-March: 2019

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FIGURE 8 Distribution of Mango Production by Variety, Philippines, January-March: 2019

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Carabao81.4%

Piko3.9%

Others14.7%

Region I (Ilocos Region)

54.6%

Region III (Central Luzon)

16.5%

Region VI (Western Visayas)

6.8%

Other Regions22.1%

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FIGURE 9 Pineapple Production by Region, January-March: 2019p

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Pineapple In the first quarter of 2019, pineapple production was estimated at 621.37 thousand

metric tons, 0.04 percent lower than the 2018 level of 621.64 thousand metric tons.

Northern Mindanao was the highest producer during the period with 346.45 thousand metric tons, contributing 55.8 percent to the national pineapple output. The other top producing regions were SOCCSKSARGEN with 34.7 percent share and Bicol Region with 5.9 percent (Figure 10).

FIGURE 10 Distribution of Pineapple Production by Region, January-March: 2019

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Region X (Northern Mindanao)

55.8%

Region V (Bicol Region)

5.9%

Other Regions3.6%

Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)

34.7%

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STATISTICAL TABLES

TABLE 1 Volume of Production for Selected Fruit Crops, Philippines October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p (In metric tons)

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(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)

p-Preliminary

Italicized numbers are the percent share of varieties to the total fruit production estimates

2017 2018 2018 2019p Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

Banana 2,409,147 2,424,045 2,143,874 2,114,497 0.6 (1.4)

Cavendish 1,238,405 1,258,613 1,193,894 1,195,891 1.6 0.2

51.4% 51.9% 55.7% 56.6%

Lakatan 245,621 246,284 192,988 188,038 0.3 (2.6)

10.2% 10.2% 9.0% 8.9%

Saba 674,284 668,770 549,664 528,676 (0.8) (3.8)

28.0% 27.6% 25.6% 25.0%

Other banana 250,837 250,379 207,328 201,891 (0.2) (2.6)

10.4% 10.3% 9.7% 9.5%

Calamansi 28,031 26,745 14,857 14,948 (4.6) 0.6

Mango 27,488 27,619 97,697 94,916 0.5 (2.8)

Carabao 22,297 22,555 79,068 77,251 1.2 (2.3)

81.1% 81.7% 80.9% 81.4%

Other mango 5,191 5,064 18,629 17,665 (2.5) (5.2)

18.9% 18.3% 19.1% 18.6%

Pineapple 699,221 706,462 621,642 621,374 1.0 (0.04)

October-DecemberCROP January-March Change

PercentProduction

TABLE 2 Volume of Production for Banana by Region October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p (In metric tons)

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p-Preliminary

(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)

2017 2018 2018 2019p Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

PHILIPPINES 2,409,147 2,424,045 2,143,874 2,114,497 0.6 (1.4)

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 3,122 2,552 4,896 3,715 (18.3) (24.1)

Region I (Ilocos Region) 11,967 10,431 11,195 10,490 (12.8) (6.3)

Region II (Cagayan Valley) 44,776 27,005 34,482 18,801 (39.7) (45.5)

Region III (Central Luzon) 13,019 12,960 9,987 10,996 (0.5) 10.1

Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 18,539 20,491 9,823 10,052 10.5 2.3

MIMAROPA Region 28,899 33,225 21,258 21,302 15.0 0.2

Region V (Bicol Region) 20,465 21,757 13,947 13,803 6.3 (1.0)

Region VI (Western Visayas) 97,297 102,132 83,604 82,825 5.0 (0.9)

Region VII (Central Visayas) 59,529 60,602 69,138 68,096 1.8 (1.5)

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 52,305 52,661 56,873 58,257 0.7 2.4

Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 90,252 86,655 38,239 36,359 (4.0) (4.9)

Region X (Northern Mindanao) 487,646 492,251 522,068 526,607 0.9 0.9

Region XI (Davao Region) 901,531 904,130 786,889 784,327 0.3 (0.3)

Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 325,030 335,110 280,616 269,991 3.1 (3.8)

Region XIII (Caraga) 73,338 71,479 62,811 61,019 (2.5) (2.9)

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) 181,434 190,604 138,048 137,858 5.1 (0.1)

Region

Percent

Change

Production

October-December January-March

TABLE 3 Volume of Production for Calamansi by Region October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p (In metric tons)

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p-Preliminary

(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)

2017 2018 2018 2019p Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

PHILIPPINES 28,031 26,745 14,857 14,948 (4.6) 0.6

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 114 105 132 131 (8.2) (0.3)

Region I (Ilocos Region) 888 833 614 596 (6.2) (2.8)

Region II (Cagayan Valley) 2,444 1,259 583 472 (48.5) (19.0)

Region III (Central Luzon) 2,912 3,031 1,908 1,936 4.1 1.5

Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 4,246 4,483 2,699 2,957 5.6 9.5

MIMAROPA Region 1,182 1,202 2,421 2,481 1.7 2.5

Region V (Bicol Region) 640 796 206 196 24.3 (5.0)

Region VI (Western Visayas) 1,664 1,665 1,227 1,152 0.1 (6.1)

Region VII (Central Visayas) 177 169 165 159 (4.9) (3.4)

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 444 447 417 488 0.7 16.9

Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 3,786 3,531 576 571 (6.7) (1.0)

Region X (Northern Mindanao) 551 549 331 323 (0.3) (2.4)

Region XI (Davao Region) 2,468 2,480 1,628 1,617 0.5 (0.7)

Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 2,375 2,237 1,288 1,199 (5.8) (7.0)

Region XIII (Caraga) 3,618 3,424 417 425 (5.4) 1.9

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) 521 534 244 246 2.4 0.5

ChangeRegion

Production Percent

October-December January-March

TABLE 4 Volume of Production for Mango by Region October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p (In metric tons)

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p-Preliminary

- no production during the reference quarter

(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)

2017 2018 2018 2019p Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

PHILIPPINES 27,488 27,619 97,697 94,916 0.5 (2.8)

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) - - 439 356 - (18.8)

Region I (Ilocos Region) 1,378 957 53,888 51,824 (30.6) (3.8)

Region II (Cagayan Valley) - - 6 6 - 1.8

Region III (Central Luzon) 188 2 17,741 15,686 (98.7) (11.6)

Region IV-A (CALABARZON) - - 200 179 - (10.6)

MIMAROPA Region 136 129 565 589 (5.4) 4.3

Region V (Bicol Region) 212 204 18 21 (3.7) 14.9

Region VI (Western Visayas) 350 327 6,033 6,462 (6.5) 7.1

Region VII (Central Visayas) 2,578 2,731 2,947 3,207 6.0 8.8

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 112 109 14 12 (1.9) (17.7)

Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 7,042 7,189 5,343 5,240 2.1 (1.9)

Region X (Northern Mindanao) 4,192 4,257 1,224 1,232 1.5 0.6

Region XI (Davao Region) 2,560 2,732 2,719 2,940 6.7 8.1

Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 1,372 1,411 5,635 6,022 2.9 6.9

Region XIII (Caraga) 6,499 6,662 862 1,074 2.5 24.6

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) 869 907 64 66 4.5 2.7

Region

Production Percent

October-December January-March Change

TABLE 5 Volume of Production for Pineapple by Region October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p (In metric tons)

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p-Preliminary

(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)

2017 2018 2018 2019p Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

PHILIPPINES 699,221 706,462 621,642 621,374 1.0 (0.04)

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 9 8 75 72 (13.3) (4.5)

Region I (Ilocos Region) 55 50 14 12 (9.4) (8.0)

Region II (Cagayan Valley) 212 214 497 502 1.0 1.1

Region III (Central Luzon) 124 268 26 23 116.2 (8.8)

Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 15,180 14,350 8,709 9,181 (5.5) 5.4

MIMAROPA Region 42 45 124 125 7.4 1.3

Region V (Bicol Region) 14,535 14,949 39,925 36,464 2.8 (8.7)

Region VI (Western Visayas) 4,566 4,871 2,183 1,999 6.7 (8.4)

Region VII (Central Visayas) 464 756 1,134 2,200 62.9 94.0

Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 598 543 1,313 1,395 (9.3) 6.2

Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 590 436 120 122 (26.1) 1.4

Region X (Northern Mindanao) 448,704 453,356 343,885 346,445 1.0 0.7

Region XI (Davao Region) 4,075 4,172 6,711 6,791 2.4 1.2

Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 209,592 211,958 216,705 215,808 1.1 (0.4)

Region XIII (Caraga) 213 225 91 105 5.4 15.1

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) 264 265 132 129 0.2 (1.8)

Region

Production Percent

October-December January-March Change

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MAJOR FRUIT CROPS QUARTERLY BULLETIN

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY

DIVINA GRACIA L. DEL PRADO

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