THE province of Guimaras produced a total of 15.00 Metric Tons (MT) of corn in the second quarter of 2020, more than twice the volume of corn produced in the same period in 2019 at 7.00MT, recording an increment of 114.30 percent according to the generated data on Crops Survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Both white and yellow corn increased its production in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the corn produce in the same quarter in 2019; yellow corn increased by 75.00 percent with 7.00MT from 4.00MT and white corn increased by 166.70 percent with 8.00MT in 2020 from 3.00MT a year ago. See Figure 1
Out of the 15.00 MT of corn produced in the second quarter, white corn comprised the bulk with 53.33 percent; while the yellow corn accounted for 46.67 percent (7.00 metric tons).
“The increase on corn produce during the second quarter of this year is attributed to the 20.00 percent expansion on cornfield area harvested, from 10.00 hectares (has.) in the previous year to 12.00 has. this 2020,”PSA, Provincial Statistical Officer, Nelida Losare explained.
In terms of area harvested by corn type, white corn area increased by 33.33 percent with 8.00 has. from 6.00 has. in Q2 2019 while area of white corn remained unchanged at 4.00 has. in the second quarter of 2019 and 2020.
The white corn area harvested contributed 66.67 percent to the total area harvested of Guimaras province, while the remaining 33.33 percent accounted for yellow corn.
Meanwhile, in Region VI, Guimaras contributed 0.04 percent in the 34,214.38MT of the regional corn production, the least among the six provinces of Western Visayas.
“The estimates of corn production and area harvested are generated from the quarterly Corn Production Survey (CPS) conducted by the PSA”, Losare said./PN
