Total production of Vegetables, Fruits and Non-Food and Industrial Commercial Crops (NFICC) in Nueva Ecija for July - December 2024 grew by 1.62 percent compared to its production on July - December 2023. The positive performance was supported by crops such as vegetables with 4.72 percent.

Among the sectors of the crop production, vegetable and root crops topped by 70.48 percent; followed by fruits 28.18 percent; and non-food and industrial crops by 1.34 percent. 

VEGETABLES AND ROOT CROPS PRODUCTION IN NUEVA ECIJA REGISTERED POSITIVE GROWTH BY 4.72 PERCENT IN SECOND SEMESTER IN 2024

Vegetable and Root Crops production of second semester reached 25,837.41 metric tons in 2024, an increase of 4.72% from the production of 24,672.98 metric tons last 2023, as per Table 1. The growth of Major vegetables from 4,932.30 metric tons in 2023 to 5,496.48 metric tons in 2024 made the vegetable and root crops production increase for the year 2024. The other vegetable was also increase from 19,740.68 metric tons in 2023 to 20,340.93 metric tons in 2024.

As illustrated in Table 3, Ampalaya production is the top contributor to the increase of major vegetable and root crops production, from a production of 2,212.35 metric tons in 2023 to 2,618.30 metric tons in 2024. Followed by Eggplant and Camote production of 1,545.52 metric tons and 511,97 metric tons in 2023 to 1,600.39 metric tons and 495.44 metric tons in 2024 respectively. Cassava has the lowest production in vegetable major crops with 89.50 metric tons in 2024.

FRUITS PRODUCTION IN NUEVA ECIJA REGISTERED DECLINE BY 4.42 PERCENT IN SECOND SEMESTER IN 2024

Fruit production decreased from -4.42 percent production of 10,809.91 metric tons in 2023 down to 10,332.26 metric tons in 2024 as per Table 1. The decline was due to the Major Fruit Crops that decreased by 393.47 metric tons, from 2023 production of 7,668.62 metric tons down to 7,275.15 metric tons in 2024, as illustrated in Figure 4.

Calamansi was the top contributor in the province’s major fruit crops production as illustrated in Figure 5, the production was increased from 3,825.92 metric tons in 2023 to 3,964.57 metric tons in 2024.

NON-FOOD INDUSTRIAL CROPS PRODUCTION IN NUEVA ECIJA REGISTERED DECLINE BY 4.98 PERCENT IN FIRST SEMESTER IN 2024

Looking at Figure 6, Non-food and Industrial Crops production was decreased by 17.12%, from the production of 592.46 metric tons in 2023 down to 491.06 metric tons in 2024. A decrease in both sector of Major Non-Food Industrial Crops and Other Non-Food Industrial Crops was the cause of the decline from 398.69 metric tons and 193.77 metric tons in 2023 down to 302.62 metric tons and 188.44 metric tons in 2024 respectively.

Coconut with hust mature and young decreased from 373.96 metric tons in 2023 down to 302.62 metric tons in 2024. A production decline of 71.34 metric tons occurred for the year 2024. That is a decrease of 19.08% in the production of coconut in the province of Nueva Ecija. No production of coffee was recorded in second semester of 2024. (See Figure 7.)

Technical Notes

GIRLIE G. DE GUZMAN

Supervising Statistical Specialist

( Officer-in-Charge )