Release Date :
Reference Number :
2022-CARAP-SR04
Production
In October to December 2021, production of corn at 7,240.36 metric tons went down by 194.14 metric tons or 2.6 percent from previous year’s same period level of 7,434.50 metric tons (Figure 1 and Tables 1)
Figure 1. Corn Production, Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region,
October-December: 2019-2021
Figure 2. Percent Share of Yellow and White Corn to Total Production,
Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, October-December: 2019-2021
During the fourth quarter of 2021, yellow corn output comprised 99.7 percent to the total corn production. (Figure 2 and Table 2)
Harvest Area
Harvest area for October to December 2021 contracted by 393 hectares or 19.2 percent, from the previous year’s same quarter of 2,045 hectares to 1,652 hectares. By corn type, yellow corn decreased by 355 hectares from the 2020 level of 1,995 hectares. Likewise, white corn dropped by 38 hectares from 50 hectares to 12 hectares. (Figure 3 and Table 1)
Figure 3. Corn Harvest Area, Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, October-December: 2019-2021
Yield per Hectare
Yield registered 4.38 metric tons per hectare for October to December 2021. It remarkably improved by 26.0 percent from the 3.64 metric tons a year ago. (Figure 4 and Table 1)
Figure 4. Yield of Corn, Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region, October-December: 2019-2021
Table 1. Corn Production, Harvest Area, and Yield, Apayao Province,
Cordillera Administrative Region,
October-December: 2019-2021
Table 2. Percent Share of Yellow and White Corn to Total Production,
Apayao Province, Cordillera Administrative Region,
October-December: 2019-2021
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