CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 23 (PNA) – Palay production in Northern Mindanao increased by 5.76 percent in 2014 compared to 2013, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Thursday.
NEDA said that rice growers in Northern Mindanao harvested 713,764 metric tons last year as against 673,903 metric tons in the previous year.
Translated into revenue, the value of the palay produced in Region 10 in 2014 was PhP13.9 billion, up 24.7 percent compared to the PhP11.4 billion in 2013.
Bukidnon posted the highest yield in irrigated palay at 5.40 metric tons per hectare, followed by Lanao del Norte at 3.40 metric tons per hectare, the NEDA report said.
Northern Mindanao comprises the province of Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, and the island province of Camiguin. (PNA)