Situationer Report for Crops in Rizal Province-October to December 2020 (Preliminary Results)
Release-Date
Reference-Number
2021-009
The Crops Production Survey is done quarterly in the province which aims to generate basic production statistics for crops other than palay and corn. Crops are classified into three commodity groupings, namely: 1) Vegetables and Rootcrops 2) Fruit Cropsand 3) Non-Food and Industrial Crops. The survey supports the data needs of planners, policy and decision makers, and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector and the general public. It also provides periodic updates on crop related developments. It mainly captures the data on volume of production, area planted/ harvested, and number of bearing trees/hills/vines.
A total of 1,520,260.40 metric tons of crops were produced in the province in 2021. This was 0.7 percent higher compared to the previous year’s figure of 1,509,605.07 metric tons.
The non-food and industrial crops production in the province dropped by about 8.8 percent from 1,427,841.95 metric tons in 2019 to 1,301,571.41 metric tons in 2020.