Figure 1. Quarterly Average Farmgate Prices of Cereals, CAR:

1st Quarter 2017 & 2018 (pesos/kg)

 

• The average farmgate price of palay and other variety (dry) went up from PhP17.24 during the first quarter of 2017 to PhP19.40 per kilogram during the first quarter of 2018. During the same period, the price of yellow corn increased from PhP11.92 to PhP12.75 per kilogram.

• The average farmgate price of live weight livestock and poultry increased from the first quarter of 2017 to first quarter of 2018. Price of cattle increased from PhP112.85 to
  PhP118.55; carabao from PhP103.32 to PhP106.21; hogs from PhP103.75 to PhP117.36 pesos; goat from PhP100.24 to PhP103.96 pesos; native chicken from PhP 134.66 to PhP144.15 pesos; and duck from PhP130.75 to PhP139.01 per kilogram (Figure 2).

Figure 2. Quarterly Average Farmgate Prices of Livestock and Poultry,

CAR: 1st Quarter 2017 & 2018 (pesos/kg)

 

C. Leafy Vegetables

• Brought about by lesser production during the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period last year, the prices of most leafy vegetables in the Cordillera increased. The farmgate price of broccoli went up from PhP 15.59 to PhP 42.62; cabbage from PhP15.26 to PhP19.39; cauliflower from PhP11.63 to PhP50.84; lettuce from PhP11.81 to PhP61.22; Chinese pechay from PhP6.51 to PhP15.59 and pechay native from PhP24.74 to PhP30.98 per kilogram. On the other hand, price of celery decreased from PhP31.36 to PhP23.03 due to more production in the province of Benguet (Figure 3).

D. Fruit Vegetables

• On fruit vegetables, the average farmgate price of ampalaya went up from PhP25.18 to PhP32.26; chayote from PhP4.41 to PhP6.99; squash from PhP17.40 to PhP22.57; and tomato from PhP15.79 to PhP19.70 per kilogram. The price of eggplant long purple slightly dropped from PhP21.83 to PhP21.06 (Figure 4).

• The average farmgate prices of roots and tubers generally declined. Price of carrots decreased from PhP34.43 to PhP25.27; sweet potato from PhP27.37 to PhP19.88; and
  cassava fresh tubers for food from PhP16.05 to PhP10.74 per kilogram. Meanwhile, the price of white potato increased from PhP22.23 to PhP30.39 per kilogram (Figure 5).

Figure 6. Quarterly Average Farmgate Price of Beans and Legumes:

CAR, 1st Quarter 2017 & 2018 (pesos/kg)

 

• The average farmgate prices of beans and legumes increased - price of habitchuelas from PhP18.61 to PhP25.04, stringbeans from PhP23.99 to PhP26.92 and sweet peas, Chinese Baguio from PhP53.04 to PhP80.91 per kilogram (Figure 6).

• The changes in average farmgate prices of available condiments in the region such as ginger native, ginger Hawaiian, onion leeks, and bell pepper varies. In the first quarter of 2018, the price of ginger native went down from PhP34.61 from PhP25.18 and ginger, Hawaiian from PhP34.35 to PhP25.66. However, the prices of onion leeks went up from PhP27.21 to PhP36.15 and bell pepper from PhP 50.85 to PhP 52.49 (Figure 7).

• The average farmgate prices of fruits available during the period fluctuated differently. The price of banana green bungulan went down from PhP19.76 to PhP15.82; lakatan from
  PhP30.61 to PhP25.41; latundan from PhP16.44 to PhP13.29. On the contrary, the average farmgate prices of banana green saba increased from PhP13.25 to PhP14.00, mango green carabao from PhP27.25 to PhP30.52 and papaya Hawaiian from PhP17.82 to PhP18.23 per kilogram.