ISSN 2094-6201
Major Fruit Crops
Quarterly Bulletin
Volume 13 No. 1
Quezon City, Philippines
January-March 2019
Republic of the Philippines
Philippine Statistics Authority
Solid ∙ Responsive ∙ World Class
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HIS EXCELLENCY
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE
PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
JOSIE B. PEREZ
Assistant Secretary
Officer-in-Charge
ROSALINDA P. BAUTISTA
(Director II)
Officer-in-Charge
Sectoral Statistics Office
Major Fruit Crops Quarterly Bulletin is a publication of the
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to reproduce this publication in whatever form. Should any portion of
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processing of data contained in this bulletin.
FOREWORD
The Major Fruit Crops Quarterly Bulletin provides updates on production of
banana, calamansi, mango, and pineapple. These crops are highlighted in the
report on the Performance of Agriculture that the PSA releases quarterly.
This first quarter 2019 issue of the Bulletin presents the final estimates of
production from October to December 2018 and the preliminary estimates from
January to March 2019. The main source of data is the Crops Production
Survey (CrPS) conducted quarterly by PSA.
JOSIE B. PEREZ
Assistant Secretary
Officer-in-Charge
Quezon City, Philippines
May 2019
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Background
Highlights
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Banana
Calamansi
Mango
Pineapple
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LIST OF TABLES
Table
No.
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Title
Volume of Production for Selected Fruit Crops, Philippines
October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p
Volume of Production for Banana by Region
October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p
Volume of Production for Calamansi by Region
October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p
Volume of Production for Mango by Region
October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p
Volume of Production for Pineapple by Region
October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p
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- Preliminary Estimate
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No.
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Title
Banana Production by Region, January-March: 2019p
Distribution of Banana Production by Region
January-March: 2019p
Distribution of Banana Production by Variety, Philippines
January-March: 2019p
Calamansi Production by Region, January-March: 2019p
Distribution of Calamansi Production by Region
January-March: 2019p
Mango Production by Region, January-March: 2019p
Distribution of Mango Production by Region
January-March: 2019p
Distribution of Mango Production by Variety, Philippines
January-March: 2019p
Pineapple Production by Region, January-March: 2019p
Distribution of Pineapple Production by Region
January-March: 2019p
- Preliminary Estimate
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BACKGROUND1
Scope and Coverage
The Crops Production Survey (CrPS) is for all crops other than palay and corn.
Around 282 crops are covered by this survey. For this bulletin, information on
four major fruit crops are reported. These fruit crops are banana, calamansi,
mango and pineapple.
Estimates of production, area planted/harvested, and number of bearing
trees/hills are generated from the (CrPS) which has four survey rounds in a
year, that is, February, May, August, and November.
Crops statistics covers all regions excluding National Capital Region (NCR).
Sampling Methodology
A non-probability survey is employed for the CrPS. A “5 by 5” design was used
in the selection of samples, with the province as survey domain. The top five
producing municipalities of a certain crop are chosen from each province. From
each of these municipalities, five sample farmers are selected as respondents.
In this two-stage design, municipality serves as the primary sampling unit while
farmer-producer is the secondary sampling unit.
Data Collection
For CrPS, data collection is conducted quarterly during the last 10 days of the
middle month of the quarter. It gathers data on production, area
planted/harvested and number of bearing trees/hills.
Concepts and Definitions
Crop production refers to the quantity produced and actually harvested for a
particular crop during the reference period. It includes those harvested but
damaged, stolen, given away, consumed, given as harvester’s share, reserved,
etc. Excluded are those produced but not harvested due to low price, lack of
demand and force majeure or fortuitous events, etc.
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Source: Excerpts from Crops Statistics of the Philippines 2012-2016; ISSN-2012-0487
https://psa.gov.ph/content/crops-statistics-philippines-national-and-regional
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Area planted refers to the actual physical area planted. This generally applies
to area reported for permanent crops and multi-harvest temporary crops. On
the other hand, area harvested refers to the actual area from which harvests
are realized. This excludes crop area which were totally damaged. It may be
smaller than the area planted. In crops statistics, this applies to temporary
crops.
Bearing trees/hills refers to trees/hills where harvesting has been made in the
past and may or may not have borne fruits (productive) during the reference
period due to cyclical production pattern of the crop. Hills applies to banana.
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FIGURE 1 Banana Production by Region, January-March: 2019
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HIGHLIGHTS
Banana

For the period January to March 2019, production of banana went down
by 1.4 percent, from 2.14 million metric tons in 2018 to 2.11 million metric tons this
year.

More than one third or 37.1 percent of total banana production was from
Davao Region. Northern Mindanao followed with 24.9 percent and
SOCCSKSARGEN with 12.8 percent shares to total (Figure 2).

Cavendish variety recorded the highest level of 1.20 million metric tons,
representing 56.6 percent of the total banana production this quarter. Saba ranked
second with 25.0 percent share and Lakatan with 8.9 percent (Figure 3).
Other Regions
25.2%
Others
9.5%
Region XI
(Davao Region)
37.1%
Lakatan
8.9%
Cavendish
56.6%
Saba
25.0%
Region XII
(SOCCSKSARGEN)
12.8%
Region X
(Northern
Mindanao)
24.9%
FIGURE 2 Distribution of Banana Production FIGURE 3 Distribution of Banana Production
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by Variety, Philippines, January-March: 2019
by Region, January-March: 2019
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FIGURE 4 Calamansi Production by Region, January-March: 2019
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Calamansi

Calamansi production for the first quarter of 2019 was accounted at
14.95 thousand metric tons, higher by 0.6 percent compared with the
14.86 thousand metric tons during the same period of 2018.

Among the regions, CALABARZON had the highest production of
2.96 thousand metric tons or 19.8 percent of the total production. This was
followed by MIMAROPA Region with 16.6 percent and Central Luzon with
12.9 percent (Figure 5).
Region IV-A
(CALABARZON)
19.8%
Other Regions
50.7%
MIMAROPA
Region
16.6%
Region III
(Central Luzon)
12.9%
FIGURE 5 Distribution of Calamansi Production
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by Region, January-March: 2019
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FIGURE 6 Mango Production by Region, January-March: 2019
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Mango

During the period January to March 2019, production of mango dropped
by 2.8 percent, from 97.70 thousand metric tons in 2018 to 94.92 thousand metric
tons this year.

Ilocos Region had the largest share of 54.6 percent to total mango production,
followed by Central Luzon and Western Visayas with 16.5 percent and 6.8 percent,
respectively (Figure 7).

Carabao variety with 77.25 thousand metric tons production contributed the largest
share of 81.4 percent to the total mango production during the period (Figure 8).
Others
14.7%
Other Regions
22.1%
Region I
(Ilocos Region)
54.6%
Piko
3.9%
Region VI
(Western
Visayas)
6.8%
Region III
(Central Luzon)
16.5%
FIGURE 7 Distribution of Mango Production
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by Region, January-March: 2019
Carabao
81.4%
FIGURE 8 Distribution of Mango Production
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by Variety, Philippines, January-March: 2019
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FIGURE 9 Pineapple Production by Region, January-March: 2019
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Pineapple

In the first quarter of 2019, pineapple production was estimated at 621.37 thousand
metric tons, 0.04 percent lower than the 2018 level of 621.64 thousand metric tons.

Northern Mindanao was the highest producer during the period with
346.45 thousand metric tons, contributing 55.8 percent to the national pineapple
output. The other top producing regions were SOCCSKSARGEN with 34.7 percent
share and Bicol Region with 5.9 percent (Figure 10).
Other Regions
3.6%
Region V (Bicol
Region)
5.9%
Region XII
(SOCCSKSARGEN)
34.7%
Region X
(Northern
Mindanao)
55.8%
FIGURE 10 Distribution of Pineapple Production
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by Region, January-March: 2019
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STATISTICAL TABLES
TABLE 1 Volume of Production for Selected Fruit Crops, Philippines
October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p
(In metric tons)
(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)
Production
CROP
October-December
2017
Banana
Cavendish
Lakatan
Saba
Other banana
Calamansi
Mango
Carabao
Other mango
Pineapple
p
2,409,147
1,238,405
2018
2,424,045
1,258,613
Percent
Change
January-March
2018
2,143,874
1,193,894
2019p
2,114,497
1,195,891
51.4%
51.9%
55.7%
56.6%
245,621
246,284
192,988
188,038
10.2%
10.2%
9.0%
8.9%
674,284
668,770
549,664
528,676
28.0%
27.6%
25.6%
25.0%
250,837
250,379
207,328
201,891
10.4%
10.3%
9.7%
9.5%
28,031
27,488
22,297
26,745
27,619
22,555
14,857
97,697
79,068
14,948
94,916
77,251
81.1%
81.7%
80.9%
81.4%
5,191
5,064
18,629
17,665
18.9%
18.3%
19.1%
18.6%
699,221
706,462
621,642
621,374
-Preliminary
Italicized numbers are the percent share of varieties to the total fruit production estimates
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Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
0.6
1.6
(1.4)
0.2
0.3
(2.6)
(0.8)
(3.8)
(0.2)
(2.6)
(4.6)
0.5
1.2
0.6
(2.8)
(2.3)
(2.5)
(5.2)
1.0
(0.04)
TABLE 2 Volume of Production for Banana by Region
October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p
(In metric tons)
(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)
Region
PHILIPPINES
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Region I (Ilocos Region)
Region II (Cagayan Valley)
Region III (Central Luzon)
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
MIMAROPA Region
Region V (Bicol Region)
Region VI (Western Visayas)
Region VII (Central Visayas)
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)
Region X (Northern Mindanao)
Region XI (Davao Region)
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)
Region XIII (Caraga)
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
p
Production
October-December
January-March
Percent
Change
2017
2018
2018
2019p
2,409,147
2,424,045
2,143,874
2,114,497
0.6
(1.4)
3,122
11,967
44,776
13,019
18,539
28,899
20,465
97,297
59,529
52,305
90,252
487,646
901,531
325,030
73,338
181,434
2,552
10,431
27,005
12,960
20,491
33,225
21,757
102,132
60,602
52,661
86,655
492,251
904,130
335,110
71,479
190,604
4,896
11,195
34,482
9,987
9,823
21,258
13,947
83,604
69,138
56,873
38,239
522,068
786,889
280,616
62,811
138,048
3,715
10,490
18,801
10,996
10,052
21,302
13,803
82,825
68,096
58,257
36,359
526,607
784,327
269,991
61,019
137,858
(18.3)
(12.8)
(39.7)
(0.5)
10.5
15.0
6.3
5.0
1.8
0.7
(4.0)
0.9
0.3
3.1
(2.5)
5.1
(24.1)
(6.3)
(45.5)
10.1
2.3
0.2
(1.0)
(0.9)
(1.5)
2.4
(4.9)
0.9
(0.3)
(3.8)
(2.9)
(0.1)
Oct-Dec Jan-Mar
-Preliminary
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TABLE 3 Volume of Production for Calamansi by Region
October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p
(In metric tons)
(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)
Region
Production
October-December
January-March
2017
PHILIPPINES
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Region I (Ilocos Region)
Region II (Cagayan Valley)
Region III (Central Luzon)
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
MIMAROPA Region
Region V (Bicol Region)
Region VI (Western Visayas)
Region VII (Central Visayas)
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)
Region X (Northern Mindanao)
Region XI (Davao Region)
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)
Region XIII (Caraga)
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
p
-Preliminary
13
2018
2018
2019p
Percent
Change
Oct-Dec Jan-Mar
28,031
26,745
14,857
14,948
(4.6)
0.6
114
888
2,444
2,912
4,246
1,182
640
1,664
177
444
3,786
551
2,468
2,375
3,618
521
105
833
1,259
3,031
4,483
1,202
796
1,665
169
447
3,531
549
2,480
2,237
3,424
534
132
614
583
1,908
2,699
2,421
206
1,227
165
417
576
331
1,628
1,288
417
244
131
596
472
1,936
2,957
2,481
196
1,152
159
488
571
323
1,617
1,199
425
246
(8.2)
(6.2)
(48.5)
4.1
5.6
1.7
24.3
0.1
(4.9)
0.7
(6.7)
(0.3)
0.5
(5.8)
(5.4)
2.4
(0.3)
(2.8)
(19.0)
1.5
9.5
2.5
(5.0)
(6.1)
(3.4)
16.9
(1.0)
(2.4)
(0.7)
(7.0)
1.9
0.5
TABLE 4 Volume of Production for Mango by Region
October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p
(In metric tons)
(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)
Region
Production
October-December
January-March
2017
PHILIPPINES
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Region I (Ilocos Region)
Region II (Cagayan Valley)
Region III (Central Luzon)
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
MIMAROPA Region
Region V (Bicol Region)
Region VI (Western Visayas)
Region VII (Central Visayas)
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)
Region X (Northern Mindanao)
Region XI (Davao Region)
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)
Region XIII (Caraga)
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
2018
2018
2019p
Percent
Change
Oct-Dec Jan-Mar
27,488
27,619
97,697
94,916
0.5
(2.8)
1,378
188
136
212
350
2,578
112
7,042
4,192
2,560
1,372
6,499
869
957
2
129
204
327
2,731
109
7,189
4,257
2,732
1,411
6,662
907
439
53,888
6
17,741
200
565
18
6,033
2,947
14
5,343
1,224
2,719
5,635
862
64
356
51,824
6
15,686
179
589
21
6,462
3,207
12
5,240
1,232
2,940
6,022
1,074
66
(30.6)
(98.7)
(5.4)
(3.7)
(6.5)
6.0
(1.9)
2.1
1.5
6.7
2.9
2.5
4.5
(18.8)
(3.8)
1.8
(11.6)
(10.6)
4.3
14.9
7.1
8.8
(17.7)
(1.9)
0.6
8.1
6.9
24.6
2.7
p
-Preliminary
- no production during the reference quarter
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TABLE 5 Volume of Production for Pineapple by Region
October-December: 2017-2018 and January-March: 2018-2019p
(In metric tons)
(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)
Region
Production
October-December
January-March
Percent
Change
2017
2018
2018
2019p
PHILIPPINES
699,221
706,462
621,642
621,374
1.0
(0.04)
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Region I (Ilocos Region)
Region II (Cagayan Valley)
Region III (Central Luzon)
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
MIMAROPA Region
Region V (Bicol Region)
Region VI (Western Visayas)
Region VII (Central Visayas)
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)
Region X (Northern Mindanao)
Region XI (Davao Region)
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)
Region XIII (Caraga)
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
9
55
212
124
15,180
42
14,535
4,566
464
598
590
448,704
4,075
209,592
213
264
8
50
214
268
14,350
45
14,949
4,871
756
543
436
453,356
4,172
211,958
225
265
75
14
497
26
8,709
124
39,925
2,183
1,134
1,313
120
343,885
6,711
216,705
91
132
72
12
502
23
9,181
125
36,464
1,999
2,200
1,395
122
346,445
6,791
215,808
105
129
(13.3)
(9.4)
1.0
116.2
(5.5)
7.4
2.8
6.7
62.9
(9.3)
(26.1)
1.0
2.4
1.1
5.4
0.2
(4.5)
(8.0)
1.1
(8.8)
5.4
1.3
(8.7)
(8.4)
94.0
6.2
1.4
0.7
1.2
(0.4)
15.1
(1.8)
p
-Preliminary
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Oct-Dec Jan-Mar
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