Philippine : Rice, corn harvests likely higher in Q2—PSA
Philippine second-quarter palay and corn production are estimated to have increased year-on-year. Palay output rose 13.2% to 4.35 million MT, while corn grew 26.7% to 1.49 million MT. Larger harvest areas and improved yields drove the gains. Rice and corn remain key pillars of Philippine agriculture and economic output.
Second-quarter palay (unmilled rice) and corn production is estimated to be higher than the actual output in the same period last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said over the weekend.
It said that as of June 1, 2025, estimated palay production from standing crops for April-June 2025 may have increased 13.2 percent to 4.35 million metric tons (MT) from 3.85 million MT a year ago.
The estimated palay harvest area for the period is projected to rise 9.2 percent to 972,750 hectares from 890,600 hectares in 2024. Palay yield per hectare is expected to improve by 3.5 percent to 4.47 MT from 4.32 MT.
The PSA noted that as of June 1, 2025, 864,410 hectares, or 88.9 percent of the updated palay harvest area, had been harvested, yielding 3.89 million MT of palay.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) earlier updated its global rice production forecast to 541.5 million MT, up by 300,000 MT from its earlier estimate of 541.2 million MT, on expected higher rice production of the Philippines.
Meanwhile, local corn production for April-June 2025, based on standing crops as of June 1, 2025, may have also increased 26.7 percent to 1.487 million MT from 1.17 million MT in the same period of 2024, the PSA said.
The corn harvest area is projected to rise 16.1 percent to 402,730 hectares from 346,880 hectares in the previous year. Yield per hectare for corn may have increased 9.2% to 3.69 MT from 3.38 MT.
The PSA also reported that as of June 1, 2025, 330,680 hectares, or 82.1 percent of the updated standing corn harvest area, had been harvested, resulting in 1.29 million MT of corn output.
Rice and corn are the main food crops of the Philippines and the biggest contributors to the Philippine agriculture sector.
Agricultural production accounts for nearly a tenth of the country’s gross domestic product.
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Source : Manila Standard
