SPECIAL RELEASE PALAY AND CORN SITUATION IN QUEZON THIRD QUARTER 2020
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Reference-Number
2021-017
Area Harvested The total harvest area for palay was estimated at 5,917 hectares. It abruptly increased by 109.0 percent from 2,831 hectares in the third quarter of 2019. In irrigated palay farms, harvest area increased by 16.1 percent from 2,831 hectares in the third quarter of 2019 to 3,286 hectares in the same period of 2020. The harvest area in rainfed and upland palay farms were 2,478 hectares and 153 hectares, respectively while there was no harvest area reported in both type of farms during third quarter of 2019. Yield per Hectare The average yield of palay per hectare in Quezon province slightly decreased by 0.3 percent in the third quarter of 2020. The provincial average went down to 3.25 metric tons from 3.26 metric tons per hectare in the same period in 2019. The yield in irrigated areas was posted at 3.50 metric tons per hectare, an increase of 7.4 percent from the 3.26 metric tons per hectare for the same reference period. The yield in rainfed and upland areas were 3.06 metric tons and 1.16 metric tons per hectare, respectively while there was no yield reported in both type of farms during third quarter of 2019. Quezon Province is the Top Corn Producer in CALABARZON for the Third Quarter of 2020 Quezon produced 19,454 metric tons of corn during the third quarter of 2020. It remains as the top producer of corn in CALABARZON region accounting for 69.4 percent of the region’s total production of 28,019 metric tons. Batangas followed with 5,814 metric tons (20.8%), then Cavite with 1,053 metric tons (3.8%). Laguna and Rizal contributed 3.7% with 1,038 metric tons and 2.4% with 660 metric tons, respectively.
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