| Has palay production in the Philippines increased over the years? |
Yes. Palay Production in the Philippines has tripled from 5.32 million tons in 1970 to a peak of 16.82 million tons in 2008. However, a couple of strong typhoons caused a decline in palay production in 2010 to 15.77 million metric tons (MMT). In 2011, production rose to 16.68 MMT, a remarkable improvement over 2010 but still below the 2008 production level. |
| Has rice production increased? |
From 1990 to 2010, production of milled rice has increased from 6.095 MMT to 10.315 MMT (based on 65% milling recovery). |
| What is the growth rate of palay and rice production? |
Both paddy and milled rice production grew annually by 3.25%. |
| How much have irrigated and rainfed areas contributed in terms of palay production? |
From 2000 to 2010, 73% or 314,115 MT of the production increase came from irrigated areas; 27% or 113,815 MT came from non-irrigated areas. |
| What percent of the production growth comes from irrigated areas? |
73% of the production increase comes from irrigated area while the remaining 27% comes from rainfed lowland areas. These offset the decrease in production in rainfed upland area, which is declining by around 8000 tons per year since 2000.73% of the production increase comes from irrigated area while the remaining 27% comes from rainfed lowland areas. These offset the decrease in production in rainfed upland area, which is declining by around 8000 tons per year since 2000. |
| At what time of the year is the growth rate higher in terms of rice production? |
In 2000-2010, the growth in production is higher during July-December which contributes 56% of the overall growth. The growth in production during January-June contributes the remaining 44%. |
