Quezon Province is the Top Corn Producer in CALABARZON in 2024 
Quezon produced 26,058.85 metric tons of corn in 2024. It remains as the top producer of corn in CALABARZON region accounting for 59.3 percent of the region’s total production of 43,957.87 metric tons. Batangas followed with 10,542.31 metric tons (24.0%), then Laguna with 5,282.27 metric tons (12.0%). Rizal contributed 1,133.53 metric tons (2.6%) while Cavite had the least share of 940.91 metric tons (2.1%).

Corn Production 
Corn production in Quezon decreased by 21.7 percent from 33,267.00 metric tons produced in 2023.

By crop type, yellow corn production was at 22,466.39 metric tons. This figure was 15.7 percent lower than the production in 2023 at 26,635.00 metric tons. Likewise, the production of white corn at 3,592,46 metric tons was down by 45.8 percent compared to the 6,632.00 metric tons produced in 2023.    

Harvest Area 
The area harvested for corn in Quezon in 2024 was estimated at 10,255.99 hectares. This was 18.7 percent lower than the recorded 12,614.00 hectares in 2023.

By crop type, the harvest area for yellow corn in 2024 declined by 3.3 percent from 7,332.00 in 2023 to 7,086.63 in 2024. Likewise, the harvest area for white corn went down by 40.0 percent during the reference year.

Yield per Hectare 
The average yield of corn in Quezon for 2024 was 2.54 metric tons per hectare. This was 3.7 percent lower than the posted 2.64 metric tons average yield in 2023. 

By crop type, the yield of white corn was estimated at 1.13 metric tons per hectare. t went down by 9.7 percent from the 1.26 metric tons per hectare reported in 2023. Likewise, the average yield of yellow corn decreased by 12.7 percent, from 3.63 metric tons to 3.17 metric tons per hectare during the reference year.

(SGD.) AIRENE A. PUCYUTAN 
Chief Statistical Specialist 
PSA Quezon

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