I. CROPS

• In Abra, irrigated and rainfed palay farmers were on seedbed preparation and seed sowing activities. On the otherhand, picking of mangoes and priming of tobacco was almost through in the province.
• In Apayao, planting of palay and corn has started. Most farmers were on land preparation activities. The sporadic occurrence of rains delayed planting on rainfed areas.
• In Benguet, planting of leafy vegetables was on-going in the top five producing municipalities particularly Buguias, Mankayan, Bakun, Atok and Kibungan. Moreover, most temperate vegetables decreased in production such as carrots, radish, white potato, celery, onion leeks, sweet pepper, habitchuelas, cauliflower, and lettuce.
• In Kalinga, planting of palay has started in the municipalities of Rizal and Pinukpuk while for corn, reproductive stage of the crop was observed in the municipalities of Rizal and Pinukpuk. Start of harvest for avocado and pineapple province wide was also noted.
• In Mt. Province, harvesting of irrigated palay was on-going and land preparation for rainfed and upland palay.

II. LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

• In Apayao, the Agricultural Technologies of MAO Calanasan conducted de-worming and disease control on large animals in the municipality.
• In Ifugao, 15 head of cattle and 4 head of carabaos sourced from the municipalities of Aguinaldo, Mayoyao, Lamut and Alfonso Lista were shipped out to Urdaneta City. At least 309 heads of swine were shipped in the province from the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya and also 12,000 culled layers sourced from Bulacan, and Batangas.

III. FISHERIES

• In Apayao, BFAR CAR in cooperation with LGU Flora distributed cast nets to selected beneficiaries. The activity aimed to increase the catch on municipal inland. The nets were given free.
• In Ifugao, fishpond and fish cage production slowed down. Production was affected by prolonged dry season and unusually hot climatic conditions caused by mild El Nino. Water level at Magat dam was 178 meters within the normal range. There was adequate supply of irrigation water from the NIA Hapid Irrigation Canal in the municipality of Lamut and Mariz dam in the municipality of Alfonso Lista.
• In Kalinga, low production in aquaculture farms was observed while more catch in municipal inland fishery due to the low water level.
• In Mt. Province, some fishpond operators in Bauko municipality were beneficiaries of tilapia fingerlings from the provincial government as well as BFAR-CAR. The same support was extended by the provincial local government unit to some fishpond operators in Sagada municipality.

IV. PRICES AND MARKET SITUATION

• In Abra, price of rice commodities were observed to be much higher during this period wherein ordinary rice was retailed at P36.00. The reason for such change is the scarce supply available for trade.
• In Apayao, retail prices of most agricultural commodities declined over last month’s prices due to more volume of local supply as well as inflow from neighboring provinces.
• In Benguet, supply of most highland vegetables such as carrots, radish, white potato, celery was deficit which caused the prices to escalate