Corn industry in the Philippines
2002
delos Santos, W.L. (Philippines Univ. Los Banos, College, Laguna (Philippines). Dept. of Agronomy) Lansigan, F.P. | Perez, R.E. | Fabellar, M.T.
Corn is the most important locally grown crop for the PhP 110-billion swine and poultry industry of the Philippines. Average domestic production from 1996-2000 was 4.28 million tons while average importation volume for the same period amounted to 253,000 tons. The US and Argentina supplied most of the corn imports of the country. Bukidnon, Isabela and South Cotabato contribute the biggest volume of domestically-cultivated corn. Tarlac (4.3 t/ha) and Pangasinan (3.10 t/ha) generated the highest five-year provincial average corn productivity compared to the current national average yield of 1.8 t/ha. For yellow corn, 80% of corn growers plant hybrid varieties while 78% of all white corn growing areas are planted to traditional varieties. In 1998, average cost of production was PhP 8,251/ha with an ROI of 40%. High farmgate price from 1995-1999 was recorded during March harvest (PhP 6.35/kg) while low price was noted during September output (PhP 5.39/kg). Bulacan, Batangas, and Rizal are the top consumers of feed corn while Cebu, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga del Norte have the highest demand for local corn. Siquijor (95 kg), Negros Oriental (65 kg) and Zamboanga del Sur (60 kg) have the highest per capita consumption of corn while the national per capita average is 11kg
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