PSA: Q2 palay production could be higher

Based on standing crop as of June 1, palay yield this Q2 is 4.63 million metric tons (MT) — 5.7 percent higher than the 4.38 million MT actual production in the same period in 2025.This, however, is 0.4 percent less than the earlier estimate of 4.65 million MT based on standing crop as of April 1.Palay harvest area is 1.03 million hectares, 6.0 percent more than the 972.82 thousand hectares actually harvested in the same period last year.Palay yield, however, is seen to decline slightly to 4.49 MT per hectare, 0.2 percent lower than last year’s 4.50 MT.As of June 1, about 916.86 thousand hectares, or 89.0 percent of the updated area had been harvested, equivalent to 4.15 million MT of palay output.Of the 519.21 thousand hectares of standing palay as of June 1, 43.1 percent were in the vegetative stage, 35.5 percent in the reproductive stage and 21.4 percent in the maturing stage.And of the 864.01 thousand hectares of farmers’ perceived planting intentions, some 405.41 thousand hectares, or 46.9 percent, had actually been planted.CornMeanwhile, corn production is expected to reach 1.49 million MT, 0.3 percent lower than the 1.50 million MT in the same period last year, and 5.0 percent lower than the April 1 estimate of 1.57 million MT.Corn harvest area may rise to 416.16 thousand hectares, 3.4 percent more than the 402.66 thousand hectares actually harvested last year, though yield may drop to 3.58 MT per hectare, 3.5 percent lower than last year’s 3.71 MT.As of June 1, some 357.97 thousand hectares, or 86.0 percent of the updated harvest area, had been harvested, equivalent to 1.32 million MT of corn.Of the 509.37 thousand hectares of standing corn as of June 1, 51.6 percent were in the reproductive stage, 37.5 percent in the vegetative stage and 10.9 percent in the maturing stage.Of the 771.94 thousand hectares of farmers’ perceived planting intentions, some 451.17 thousand hectares, or 58.4 percent, had actually been planted.