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Rice Granary of MIMAROPA

Average rice production (2022):

599,659.60 MT from an effective harvestable average area ,of 116,053.25 hectares at an average yield of 5.2 MT/ha

Rice Sufficiency Level (2022)

297.17%

Calamansi King of the Country

The province ranks 1st in Calamansi production in the country with 33.68% contribution to national production and 96.77% to the regional output (PSA, 2020)

Average Area:

5,883.41 hectares (PSA, 2015-20)

Average Production (PSA- Country Stat, 2015- 2020):

231%

Yield (MT/ ha):

3.82

Number of Farmers:

2,676

Number of Processors (Calamansi Ready-to-Drink Juice/Concentrate):

9

Farm Gate Price:

Peak season- Php 40.52/ kilo
Lean Season Php 50.65/ kilo

Ave Retail Price

Peak Season Php 92.23/ kilo
Lean Season Php 115.00/ kilo

PSA- Country Stat, 2015- 2020

Banana Industry Profile

The province ranks 2nd in Banana production in the region with 32.82% contribution to regional output (PSA, 2020)

Area Planted:

28,646.53 hectares (2022)

Production:

233,156.41 metric tons
32.82% to the regional output

Number of Farmers:

11,918

Number of Processors (Banana Chips):

9

Farm Gate Price:

Php 12.36/ kg (Saba, 2022)
Php 21.04/ kg (Lantudan, 2022)
Php 34.33/ kg (Lakatan, 2022)

Retail Price:

Php 49.86/kg (Saba, 2022)
Php 51.54/kg (Lantudan, 2022)
Php 84.61/kg (Lakatan, 2022)

Coconut

Area Planted:

7,554.10 hectares (2022)

Production:

9,751.41 MT (2022)

Yield:

1.25 MT/Ha

Number of Farmers:

2,980

Number of VCO Processors:

3

Farm Gate Price:

Coconut green, young 'buko‘- PhP 9.29 per kg (PSA,2022)
Coconut matured – PhP 9.23 per kg (PSA, 2022)

Retail Price:

Coconut Matured- PhP24.80 per kg; (CASEMPCO)
PhP 450.00 per liter of VCO