Gov’t sees lower palay production volume in second half

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Delayed planting due to damage caused by flashfloods, as well as inadequate irrigation will affect palay production

PALAY PRODUCTION VOLUME DOWN IN H2. Palay production volume is expected to fall slightly in the second half of the year mainly because of delayed planting in the third quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority says.

MANILA, Philippines – Palay production volume is expected to fall slightly in the second half of the year mainly because of delayed planting in the third quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report released over the weekend.

In its latest palay and corn situation outlook, the PSA said palay production from July to December might fall by 1.2% to 10.31 million metric tons (MT) from 10.44 million MT produced in the same period last year.

The PSA blamed this on the shift in the schedule of planting from the third quarter to the fourth quarter due to damage caused by flashfloods in some provinces and inadequate irrigation in some areas.

“Production, harvest area and yield are expected to increase in several regions. There will be movement of cropping from the third quarter to the fourth quarter because of delayed plantings caused by insufficient supply of irrigation water and rainfall in the previous quarter,” the PSA said.

Palay production volume for the July to September period may drop 11% to 2.99 million MT from 3.36 million MT last year.

Harvest area may contract from 869,670 hectares to 774,670 hectares this year. Yield per hectare may also fall to 3.86 MT per hectare this year from 3.87 MT per hectare, said the PSA.

Based on planting intentions, palay production volume during the October to December period is expected to grow 3.4% to 7.32 million MT from 7.08 million MT.

Harvest area is also expected to grow by 3% to 1.88 million hectares from 1.83 million hectares, while yield per hectare is expected to grow by 0.40% to 3.88 MT per hectare from 3.86 MT per hectare.

Palay production volume in the first semester of 2014 rose 4.8% to 8.38 million MT from 7.99 million MT produced in the comparative period last year. Harvest area expanded to 2.10 million hectares from 2.04 million hectares last year. Yield per hectare rose 2.1% to 3.99 MT per hectare from 3.91 per hectare.

The PSA forecasts palay production this year to reach 18.69 million MT, 1.4% higher than the 18.44 million MT produced last year.

Meanwhile, corn production in the second semester of the year is expected to increase 1.8% to 4.13 million MT from 4.05 million MT.

Harvest area may increase 0.1% to 1.49 million hectares from 1.49 million hectares, while yield per hectare may rise by 1.6% to 2.77 MT from 2.72 MT, according to the PSA.

Increased harvests are expected to come from Cagayan Valley, Western Visayas, and CALABARZON because of the availability of seeds. – Rappler.com

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