Philippines coffee production down by 7.4%
Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) has reported that coffee production in the country fell by 7.4% in the first nine months of the year, compared to previous year, due to land conversion and continuous rains in the second quarter.
DA officer-in-charge of high value crops development program Jennifer Remoquillo said at the 2nd Philippine Coffee Investors' Forum that Mindanao's coffee-growing areas experienced the bulk of the decrease.
Remoquillo said the reduced area and number of bearing trees in Batangas, owing to land conversion, also contributed to the decline in production this year.
According to the data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, last year's coffee production in the country fell by 2.31%, compared to 2009 volume. Last year, the country produced 94,536 metric tons in 121,399 hectares.
Region XII, which comprises South Cotabato, Cotabato City, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City, marked as the top coffee-producing area in the country last year, accounting to 27,761 metric tons or 29% of the total production.
DA will allocate PHP163m ($3.72m) by next year to address the decline in the country's coffee production. A minimum of PHP50m ($1.14m) will be appropriated for post harvest facilities. DA has plans to set up post-harvest facilities, which will boost income of coffee farmers, all over the country.
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