The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) generates production-related statistics on crops other than palay and corn through the Crops Production Survey (CrPS). This is a quarterly survey which aims to generate basic production statistics for crops at the national and sub-national levels. Twenty-one (21) major crops under the Other Crops sub-sector are highlighted in the Performance of Philippine Agriculture Report (PAR). It covers more than 280 crops subclassified under three commodity groupings, namely: 1) Non-Food and Industrial Crops, 2) Fruit Crops, and 3) Vegetables. The commodity coverage by province differs and depends on what each province produces. After the collection and organization of statistics on Other Crops, these undergo a review and validation process before finally made available to data users.
TABLE 1: Major and Priority Fruit Production in CAR by Province CY 2019-2020
| Region/Province | Production (M.T) | %Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | ||
| CAR | 25,391 | 26,816.8 | 5.6 |
| Major | 22,653 | 24,135.9 | 6.5 |
| Priority | 2,738.1 | 2,680.9 | (2.1) |
| Abra | 8,304.4 | 8,197.2 | (1.3) |
| Major | 7,312.5 | 7,229.5 | (1.1) |
| Priority | 991.9 | 967.7 | (2.4) |
| Apayao | 5,979.9 | 7,594.9 | 27.0 |
| Major | 5,827.7 | 7,407.7 | 27.1 |
| Priority | 152.3 | 187.1 | 22.9 |
| Benguet | 3,904.4 | 3,488.9 | (10.6) |
| Major | 2,870.8 | 2,523.5 | (12.1) |
| Priority | 1,033.6 | 965.4 | (6.6) |
| Ifugao | 4,309.6 | 3,815.2 | (11.5) |
| Major | 4,067.5 | 3,582.6 | (11.9) |
| Priority | 242.0 | 232.6 | (3.9) |
| Kalinga | 1,109.9 | 1.637.0 | 64.0 |
| Major | 987.3 | 1,621.5 | 64.2 |
| Priority | 32.6 | 51.5 | 57.9 |
| Mountain Province | 1,873.4 | 2,047.6 | 9.3 |
| Major | 1,587.7 | 1,771.0 | 11.5 |
| Priority | 285.7 | 276.6 | (3.2) |
- The fruit production of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) increased by 5.6 percent from 25,391.6 MT in 2019 to 26,816.8 MT in 2020. Abra, Benguet, and Ifugao registered negative growths while, Apayao, Kalinga, and Mountain Province posted increases in production (Table 1).
TABLE 2: Distribution of Total Fruit Production in CAR by Province: CY 2020
| Region/Province | Production (M.T) | %Total |
| CAR | 26,816.8 | 100 |
| Major | 24,135.9 | 90.0 |
| Priority | 2,680.9 | 10.0 |
| Abra | 8,197.2 | 30.6 |
| Major | 7,229.5 | 27.0 |
| Priority | 967.7 | 3.6 |
| Apayao | 7,594.9 | 28.3 |
| Major | 7,407.7 | 27.6 |
| Priority | 187.1 | 0.7 |
| Benguet | 3,488.9 | 13.0 |
| Major | 2,523.5 | 9.4 |
| Priority | 965.4 | 3.6 |
| Ifugao | 3,815.2 | 14.2 |
| Major | 3,582.6 | 13.4 |
| Priority | 232.6 | 0.9 |
| Kalinga | 1,673.0 | 6.2 |
| Major | 1,621.5 | 6.0 |
| Priority | 51.5 | 0.2 |
| Mountain Province | 2,047.6 | 7.6 |
| Major | 1,771.0 | 6.6 |
| Priority | 276.6 | 1.0 |
- The 24,135.9 MT (90 percent) of the overall regional production of 26,816.8 MT in 2020 came from major fruits, while 2,680.9 MT (10 percent) came from priority fruits (Table 2).
- Abra was the top producer, accounting for 30.6 percent of the total regional fruit production with 8,197.2 MT. Apayao came in second place with 28.3 percent of the share, followed by Ifugao with 14.2 percent, Benguet with 13 percent, and Mountain Province with 7.6 percent shares, respectively. (Figure 1)
- With an output of 1,673 MT, Kalinga had the smallest percentage of the region's total fruit production, accounting for 6.2 percent of total fruit production (Table 2).
FIGURE 1: Percentage Distribution of Total Fruit Production in CAR by
Province: 2020
MAJOR FRUIT CROPS
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Banana, calamansi and Mango are among the major fruit crops in Cordillera Region.
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In 2020, the Cordillera's major fruit output was 24,135.9 MT, accounting for 90% of the region's total fruit production (Table 3).
TABLE 3: Major Fruit Production in CAR by Province: CY 2020
| Region/Province | Production (M.T) | % Share |
| CAR | 24,135.9 | 100 |
| Abra | 7,229.5 | 30.0 |
| Apayao | 7,407.7 | 30.7 |
| Benguet | 2,523.5 | 10.5 |
| Ifugao | 3,582.6 | 14.8 |
| Kalinga | 1,621.5 | 6.7 |
| Mountain Province | 1,771.0 | 7.3 |
FIGURE 2: Percentage Distribution Of Major Fruit Production in CAR by
Province: 2020
- With 7,407.7 MT of produce, Apayao ranked first in major fruit production, accounting for 31 percent of total production. Abra came in second with 30 percent of the share. With 15 percent and 10 percent, correspondingly, Ifugao and Benguet came in third and fourth. Kalinga and mountain province had the fewest shares, both with 7 percent (Figure 2).
TABLE 4: Fruit Production and Area Harvested in CAR by Province: CY 2020
| Region/Province | Production (M.T) | Area Harvested (Has) |
| CAR | 26,816.8 | 4,386 |
| Abra | 8,197.2 | 1,073 |
| Apayao | 7.594.9 | 942 |
| Benguet | 3,488.9 | 683 |
| Ifugao | 3,815.2 | 687 |
| Kalinga | 1,673.0 | 537 |
| Mountain Province | 2,047.6 | 464 |
- CAR total fruit production reached 26,816.8 MT in 2020, with an approximate harvest area of 4,386 hectares. Priority fruits dominated the region's fruit production, contributing for 90 percent of total production.
- Abra province produced the most fruits, with 8,197.2 MT from an area of 1,073 hectares harvested. Apayao came second with 7,594.9 MT and 942 hectares area harvested, while Kalinga had the lowest production in the region with 1,673 MT and 537 hectares harvested (Table 4).
PRIORITY FRUIT CROPS
FIGURE 3: Percentage Distribution of Priority Fruit Production in CAR
by Province: CY 2020
- Lanzones, papaya, rambutan, tamarind, watermelon, mandarin, and orange are among the priority fruit crops in Cordillera Region.\
- Benguet and Abra both contributed 36 percent of the region's priority fruit production in terms of percentage distribution. Mt. Province came second with 10 percent of the share. Followed by Ifugao, with 9 percent and Apayao with 7 percent. The province of Kalinga had the least percentage with 2 percent share (Figure 3).
