May 20, 2012
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Corn, next to rice is the 2nd most important cereal crop in the Philippines. It is considered as staple food for about 20% of the country’s population.

Corn is also an important ingredient for animal feeds. About 52% of feeds composition for boilers, layers and hog is corn and 70% of corn production is used for this purposes.
Total Land Area
516,446.00 has.
Total Agricultural Land Area
223,771.00 has.
Total Land Area for Rice Production
13,000.00 has.
Area Planted / Harvested
Open Pollinated     28,095.00 has
Rain fed                      6,327.00 has
34,422.00 has.
Average Production per Hectare
Open Pollinated           3.5 tons per ha.
Hybrid                            4.5 tons per ha.
4 tons per hectare
Total number of corn farmers
22,932 farmers
Average farm size
1.5 has.
- Corn farmers
- Local traders
- Corn miller
- Feed miller
- Corn mills
- Warehouse
- Mechanical dryer
- Feed mills
- Corn-based food processing
- Organic fertilizer from corn waste
- Corn starch
- Corn oil (cooking oil)
- Ethanol
- Individual Sprayers
- Processing Plant (Non- Operational)
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