REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Philippine Statistics Authority

VOLUME 9 NO. 1

ISSN 2094-6201

Republic of the Philippines

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY 1184 Ben-Lor Bldg., Quezon Avenue, Quezon City

Fruits, Vegetables and Root Crops Statistics Section

Crops Statistics Division

Tel No. (02)-371-2067

http://www.bas.gov.ph

EXPLANATORY NOTES

The Major Fruit Crops Quarterly Bulletin provides updates on

production, area and bearing trees statistics of four (4) major fruits,

namely, banana, mango, pineapple and calamansi. These crops are

highlighted in the report on the Performance of Agriculture that the

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) releases quarterly.

This 1st quarter 2015 issue of the Bulletin provides the preliminary

estimates of production in January-March 2015 and the final estimates

of production in October-December 2014. It also contains data on area

planted and number of bearing trees in July-December and January-

December 2014 which are being reported on a semi-annual basis. The

source of data is the quarterly Crops Production Survey (CrPS) of the

PSA.

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Figure 1. Banana production by region, Philippines, January-March 2015

min: 5,575 , max: 805,886

Metric Tons

January-March 2015

Banana production this quarter was estimated at 2,136.40 thousand mt, 4.0 percent more than the 2,053.42 thousand mt output level in the same period last year.

Several factors contributed to the increment, namely:

o more bearing hills harvested (Cavendish variety) in Mindanao Agri- Traders Inc. in Caraga region and expansion of corporate farms in

Northern Mindanao;

o yields slightly recovered from the adverse effects of series of

typhoons last year in Cagayan Valley, Central and Eastern Visayas; and

o additional area and bearing trees harvested in CAR, Davao Region

and Western Visayas.

Davao Region, the major producer of banana shared 37.7 percent or

805.89 thousand mt to the national total. Northern Mindanao followed with 460.62 thousand mt or 21.6 percent share and ARMM with 138.04 thousand mt or 6.5 percent (Figure 1).

Cavendish variety accounted for 53.0 percent of the total banana

production in the country. Saba and lakatan stood next with 27.0 percent

and 10.0 percent shares, respectively (Figure 2).

Banana

Figure 2. Banana: Percent distribution of production by variety,

Philippines, January-March 2015

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% Change

min: 137 , max: 2,928

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Metric Tons

Figure 3. Calamansi production by region, Philippines, January-March 2015

Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

2013 2014 2014 2015 2014/2013 2015/2014

PHILIPPINES 36,420 34,355 160,936 148,852 (5.7) (7.5)

CAR - - 580 620 - 7.0

Ilocos Region 2,727 2,470 94,095 84,069 (9.4) (10.7)

Cagayan Valley - - 56 25 - (55.7)

Central Luzon 195 296 30,180 30,112 51.3 (0.2)

CALABARZON - - 2,938 846 - (71.2)

MIMAROPA 147 149 663 644 1.8 (2.9)

Bicol Region 214 214 24 19 (0.04) (20.3)

Western Visayas 488 541 7,068 7,711 10.8 9.1

Central Visayas 3,470 4,026 4,200 3,953 16.0 (5.9)

Eastern Visayas 146 134 47 20 (8.3) (57.4)

Zamboanga Peninsula 12,723 11,622 6,831 6,673 (8.7) (2.3)

Northern Mindanao 4,594 4,289 1,297 1,291 (6.6) (0.4)

Davao Region 2,496 2,624 2,994 2,946 5.1 (1.6)

SOCCSKSARGEN 1,624 1,670 8,779 8,683 2.8 (1.1)

Caraga 5,318 5,340 1,110 1,166 0.4 5.0

ARMM 2,277 981 74 72 (56.9) (1.8)

Region

Production (mt) % Change

October-December January-March

Table 5. Mango: Volume of production, by region, Philippines,

October-December 2014 and January-March 2015

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Calamansi

Calamansi production in January-March 2015 was estimated at 16.95 thousand mt. This was 2.9 percent below the 2014 production level of 17.45 thousand mt.

The decrease in production was traced to the following:

o smaller fruits produced in Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula;

o production in ARMM and SOCCSKSARGEN were affected by dry

spell;

o shift to dragon plant in Ilocos Region; and o cutting of senile trees in MIMAROPA.

MIMAROPA remained the top producer of calamansi during the period, accounting for 17.3 percent of the national output (Figure 3).

This quarter’s production was 11.0 percent of the 5-year annual average production.

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% Change

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Metric Tons

min: 25 , max: 84,069

Figure 4. Mango production by region, Philippines, January-March 2015

Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

2013 2014 2014 2015 2014/2013 2015/2014

PHILIPPINES 2,185,159 2,256,817 2,053,417 2,136,398 3.3 4.0

CAR 5,488 4,767 5,025 5,575 (13.1) 10.9

Ilocos Region 13,055 12,938 11,554 11,679 (0.9) 1.1

Cagayan Valley 38,079 53,121 49,300 60,697 39.5 23.1

Central Luzon 13,898 15,266 12,757 13,170 9.8 3.2

CALABARZON 17,274 13,737 12,215 8,522 (20.5) (30.2)

MIMAROPA 32,652 34,151 29,825 31,557 4.6 5.8

Bicol Region 20,719 18,153 18,405 16,280 (12.4) (11.5)

Western Visayas 91,875 91,310 73,709 81,886 (0.6) 11.1

Central Visayas 40,383 48,091 61,214 63,314 19.1 3.4

Eastern Visayas 50,763 46,295 51,126 56,554 (8.8) 10.6

Zamboanga Peninsula 92,654 93,633 40,773 41,045 1.1 0.7

Northern Mindanao 451,125 461,110 454,119 460,621 2.2 1.4

Davao Region 849,236 868,746 762,041 805,886 2.3 5.8

SOCCSKSARGEN 299,562 307,604 287,198 282,223 2.7 (1.7)

Caraga 53,272 66,104 48,051 59,350 24.1 23.5

ARMM 115,123 121,791 136,104 138,038 5.8 1.4

October-December

Production (mt)

January-March

% Change

Region

Table 3. Banana: Volume of production, by region, Philippines,

October-December 2014 and January-March 2015

Figure 5. Mango: Percent distribution of production by variety, Philippines, January-March 2015

Mango

Mango production this quarter was estimated at 148.85 thousand mt, 7.5 percent below the 2014 production level of 160.94 thousand mt.

The drop in production was attributed to the following: o delayed flowering and fruit setting of trees in CALABARZON due to

adverse effects of typhoon “Glenda”; o movement of harvest to 2nd quarter in Cagayan Valley;

o toppling down of trees by typhoon “Ruby” in Eastern Visayas and by typhoon “Amang” in Bicol Region; and

o less trees induced in Central Visayas and SOCCSKSARGEN.

This quarter’s production accounted for 20.0 percent of the average annual production of mango for the past five (5) years.

Ilocos Region recorded the highest production at 56.5 percent to the total

mango production during the reference period. This was followed by Central

Luzon with 20.2 percent (Figure 4).

Carabao mango comprised 83.0 percent of the national output this quarter (Figure 5).

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% Change

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Metric Tons

min: 14 , max: 318,238

Figure 6. Pineapple production by region, Philippines, January-March 2015

Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

2013 2014 2014 2015 2014/2013 2015/2014

Banana 2,185,159 2,256,817 2,053,417 2,136,398 3.3 4.0

Cavendish 1,130,415 1,157,557 1,078,501 1,129,741 2.4 4.8

Lakatan 217,728 228,562 207,005 208,418 5.0 0.7

Saba 598,593 628,494 554,808 581,827 5.0 4.9

Calamansi 30,772 26,532 17,449 16,952 (13.8) (2.8)

Mango 36,420 34,355 160,936 148,852 (5.7) (7.5)

Carabao 28,993 27,985 134,532 123,657 (3.5) (8.1)

Pineapple 648,757 659,024 573,085 583,136 1.6 1.8

October-December % Change

CROPJanuary-March

Table 1. Fruit Crops: Volume of Production in metric tons, Philippines,

October-December 2014 and January-March 2014-2015

Pineapple

The country produced 583.14 thousand mt of pineapple this quarter

which is 1.8 percent higher than the 573.08 thousand mt output in 2014.

The production increment was brought about by the following:

o favorable weather condition during fruiting stage in CAR and

Eastern Visayas;

o increase in area harvested due to expansion of corporate farms in Northern Mindanao and shifting of crop from coffee in CALABARZON; and

o bigger fruits developed in Western Visayas resulting from fertilizer application.

The top pineapple producers were Northern Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN, Bicol Region and CALABARZON with a combined share of 97.6 percent to the national pineapple production (Figure 6).

Production this quarter represented 22.0 percent of the 5-year annual average production.

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STATISTICAL TABLES

Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

2013 2014 2014 2015 2014/2013 2015/2014

Banana 2,185,159 2,256,817 2,053,417 2,136,398 3.3 4.0

Cavendish 1,130,415 1,157,557 1,078,501 1,129,741 2.4 4.8

Lakatan 217,728 228,562 207,005 208,418 5.0 0.7

Saba 598,593 628,494 554,808 581,827 5.0 4.9

Calamansi 30,772 26,532 17,449 16,952 (13.8) (2.8)

Mango 36,420 34,355 160,936 148,852 (5.7) (7.5)

Carabao 28,993 27,985 134,532 123,657 (3.5) (8.1)

Pineapple 648,757 659,024 573,085 583,136 1.6 1.8

October-December % Change

CROPJanuary-March

Table 1. Fruit Crops: Volume of Production in metric tons, Philippines,

October-December 2014 and January-March 2014-2015

Pineapple

The country produced 583.14 thousand mt of pineapple this quarter or 1.8 percent higher than the 573.08 thousand mt output in 2014.

The production increment was brought about by the following:

o favorable weather condition during fruiting stage in CAR and Eastern Visayas;

o increase in area harvested due to expansion of corporate farms in Northern Mindanao and shifting of crop from coffee in CALABARZON; and

o bigger fruits developed in Western Visayas brought by fertilizer application.

The top pineapple producers were Northern Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN, Bicol Region and CALABARZON with a combined share of 97.6 percent to the national pineapple production (Figure 6).

Production this quarter represented 24.8 percent of the 5-year annual average production.

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Jul-Dec Jan-Dec

2013 2014 2013 2014 2014/2013 2014/2013

Area Planted (Ha)

Banana 436,664 438,337 446,017 442,751 0.4 (0.7)

Cavendish 82,856 83,811 82,903 84,133 1.2 1.5

Lakatan 55,264 55,916 55,908 56,395 1.2 0.9

Saba 178,527 180,171 183,484 182,416 0.9 (0.6)

Calamansi 19,775 19,872 20,262 20,065 0.5 (1.0)

Mango 184,560 185,888 187,939 188,092 0.7 0.1

Carabao 143,676 145,147 146,457 146,915 1.0 0.3

Pineapple 60,313 61,275 60,759 61,643 1.6 1.5

Number of Bearing trees/hills

Banana 271,607,540 280,834,903 280,073,988 283,692,665 3.4 1.3

Cavendish 113,028,906 118,451,566 115,825,919 118,782,649 4.8 2.6

Lakatan 31,456,359 32,037,884 32,233,123 32,542,347 1.8 1.0

Saba 76,478,779 79,556,461 79,242,502 80,852,346 4.0 2.0

Calamansi 8,831,637 8,660,263 8,925,945 8,744,131 (1.9) (2.0)

Mango 8,607,875 9,047,473 8,798,779 9,188,864 5.1 4.4

Carabao 6,346,156 6,767,408 6,499,493 6,884,636 6.6 5.9

January-December% Change

July-DecemberCROP

Table 2. Fruit Crops: Area Planted and Number of bearing trees/hills, Philippines,

July-December and January-December 2013-2014

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Metric Tons

min: 14 , max: 318,238

Figure 6. Pineapple production by region, Philippines, January-March 2015

Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

2013 2014 2014 2015 2014/2013 2015/2014

PHILIPPINES 2,185,159 2,256,817 2,053,417 2,136,398 3.3 4.0

CAR 5,488 4,767 5,025 5,575 (13.1) 10.9

Ilocos Region 13,055 12,938 11,554 11,679 (0.9) 1.1

Cagayan Valley 38,079 53,121 49,300 60,697 39.5 23.1

Central Luzon 13,898 15,266 12,757 13,170 9.8 3.2

CALABARZON 17,274 13,737 12,215 8,522 (20.5) (30.2)

MIMAROPA 32,652 34,151 29,825 31,557 4.6 5.8

Bicol Region 20,719 18,153 18,405 16,280 (12.4) (11.5)

Western Visayas 91,875 91,310 73,709 81,886 (0.6) 11.1

Central Visayas 40,383 48,091 61,214 63,314 19.1 3.4

Eastern Visayas 50,763 46,295 51,126 56,554 (8.8) 10.6

Zamboanga Peninsula 92,654 93,633 40,773 41,045 1.1 0.7

Northern Mindanao 451,125 461,110 454,119 460,621 2.2 1.4

Davao Region 849,236 868,746 762,041 805,886 2.3 5.8

SOCCSKSARGEN 299,562 307,604 287,198 282,223 2.7 (1.7)

Caraga 53,272 66,104 48,051 59,350 24.1 23.5

ARMM 115,123 121,791 136,104 138,038 5.8 1.4

October-December

Production (mt)

January-March

% Change

Region

Table 3. Banana: Volume of production, by region, Philippines,

October-December 2014 and January-March 2015

Figure 5. Mango: Percent distribution of production by variety, Philippines, January-March 2015

148.85 thousand mt, 7.5 of 160.94 thousand mt.

: of trees in CALABARZON due to

Ruby” in Eastern Visayas and by

18.2 percent of the average

at 56.5 percent to the total Central Luzon

of the national output this quarter

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Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

2013 2014 2014 2015 2014/2013 2015/2014

PHILIPPINES 30,772 26,532 17,449 16,952 (13.8) (2.8)

CAR 121 128 126 137 5.4 8.6

Ilocos Region 908 887 671 647 (2.4) (3.6)

Cagayan Valley 2,448 2,578 640 667 5.3 4.2

Central Luzon 2,949 3,137 2,590 2,665 6.4 2.9

CALABARZON 3,516 3,006 3,014 2,845 (14.5) (5.6)

MIMAROPA 7,695 1,325 3,220 2,928 (82.8) (9.0)

Bicol Region 652 588 279 267 (9.8) (4.3)

Western Visayas 2,265 2,151 1,423 1,238 (5.0) (13.1)

Central Visayas 169 189 191 194 12.1 1.7

Eastern Visayas 413 354 282 342 (14.3) 21.2

Zamboanga Peninsula 1,731 3,777 669 660 118.2 (1.3)

Northern Mindanao 376 506 307 348 34.6 13.4

Davao Region 2,164 2,298 1,839 1,879 6.2 2.2

SOCCSKSARGEN 2,213 2,261 1,503 1,436 2.1 (4.5)

Caraga 2,627 2,812 448 452 7.0 1.0

ARMM 523 537 247 246 2.5 (0.4)

Region

Production (mt) % Change

October-December January-March

Table 4. Calamansi: Volume of production, by region, Philippines,

October-December 2014 and January-March 2015

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Metric Tons

min: 25 , max: 84,069

Figure 4. Mango production by region, Philippines, January-March 2015

Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

2013 2014 2014 2015 2014/2013 2015/2014

PHILIPPINES 36,420 34,355 160,936 148,852 (5.7) (7.5)

CAR - - 580 620 - 7.0

Ilocos Region 2,727 2,470 94,095 84,069 (9.4) (10.7)

Cagayan Valley - - 56 25 - (55.7)

Central Luzon 195 296 30,180 30,112 51.3 (0.2)

CALABARZON - - 2,938 846 - (71.2)

MIMAROPA 147 149 663 644 1.8 (2.9)

Bicol Region 214 214 24 19 (0.04) (20.3)

Western Visayas 488 541 7,068 7,711 10.8 9.1

Central Visayas 3,470 4,026 4,200 3,953 16.0 (5.9)

Eastern Visayas 146 134 47 20 (8.3) (57.4)

Zamboanga Peninsula 12,723 11,622 6,831 6,673 (8.7) (2.3)

Northern Mindanao 4,594 4,289 1,297 1,291 (6.6) (0.4)

Davao Region 2,496 2,624 2,994 2,946 5.1 (1.6)

SOCCSKSARGEN 1,624 1,670 8,779 8,683 2.8 (1.1)

Caraga 5,318 5,340 1,110 1,166 0.4 5.0

ARMM 2,277 981 74 72 (56.9) (1.8)

Region

Production (mt) % Change

October-December January-March

Table 5. Mango: Volume of production, by region, Philippines,

October-December 2014 and January-March 2015

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Calamansi

Calamansi production in January-March 2015 was estimated at 16.95 thousand mt. This was 2.9 percent below the 2014 production level of 17.45 thousand mt.

The decrease in production was traced to the following:

o smaller fruits produced in Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula;

o production in ARMM and SOCCSKSARGEN was affected by dry

spell;

o shifted to dragon plant in Ilocos Region; and o cutting of senile trees in MIMAROPA.

MIMAROPA remained the top producer of calamansi during the period, accounting for 17.3 percent of the national output (Figure 3).

This quarter’s production was 9.7 percent of the 5-year annual average production.

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Oct-Dec Jan-Mar

2013 2014 2014 2015 2014/2013 2015/2014

PHILIPPINES 648,757 659,024 573,085 583,136 1.6 1.8

CAR 8 8 74 75 3.2 1.3

Ilocos Region 56 58 15 14 3.2 (4.3)

Cagayan Valley 151 150 796 720 (0.4) (9.6)

Central Luzon - 65 61 53 - (13.7)

CALABARZON 13,455 13,045 9,732 10,679 (3.0) 9.7

MIMAROPA 40 39 105 112 (1.6) 7.0

Bicol Region 16,009 16,008 31,791 32,713 (0.0) 2.9

Western Visayas 3,759 4,965 2,205 2,207 32.1 0.1

Central Visayas 628 586 955 1,021 (6.6) 7.0

Eastern Visayas 245 229 966 1,195 (6.6) 23.7

Zamboanga Peninsula 858 847 193 176 (1.2) (9.0)

Northern Mindanao 401,004 413,600 307,790 318,238 3.1 3.4

Davao Region 4,031 4,066 6,963 6,599 0.9 (5.2)

SOCCSKSARGEN 207,842 204,769 211,182 209,080 (1.5) (1.0)

Caraga 317 286 118 122 (9.7) 3.3

ARMM 356 302 139 133 (15.1) (4.7)

Region

Production (mt) % Change

October-December January-March

min: 137 , max: 2,928

Table 6. Pineapple: Volume of production, by region, Philippines,

October-December 2014 and January-March 2015

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Metric Tons

Figure 3. Calamansi production by region, Philippines, January-March 2015

Republic of the Philippines

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY 1184 Ben-Lor Bldg., Quezon Avenue, Quezon City

Fruits, Vegetables and Root Crops Statistics Section

Crops Statistics Division

Tel No. (02)-371-2067

http://www.bas.gov.ph