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Figure __ shows the latest coconut production trend of the Philippines for
ten years. The trend depicts a generally upward trend from 2005 to 2009,
a downward trend from 2009 to 2011, upward again from 2011 to 2012,
and a steep downward trend from 2012 to 2014. One of the major factors
in the decrease in production is the coconut scale infestation (CSI). The
pest (Aspidiotus rigidus) locally known as cocolisap, is a subspecies of
coconut scale that was originally from Indonesia. The cocolisap was first
detected locally in 2009 in Batangas. The outbreak was first recognised by
the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) and the Department in Agriculture
in 2010, when approximately one million trees valued at 33 billion had
already been infected and the situation already needed the declaration of
a state of calamity in the CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal,
and Quezon) and Basilan Province. Another factor in the decrease in
production is the occurrence of typhoons especially when typhoons
Yolanda, Pablo and Glenda from 2012-2014 hit the country.
Table __. Area Harvested by Province in South Luzon, metric tons, 2010-
2014
Ave.
Growth
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Rate
Province (%)
326,02
325,545 325,545 328,025 338,723 1.01
Quezon 5
119,04
119,045 119,045 119,045 119,045 0.00
Cam. Sur 5
Sorsogon 97,692 97,692 97,692 97,153 97,153 -0.14
Masbate 95,629 95,629 95,629 95,629 95,629 0.00
Cam.Norte 85,378 85,380 85,400 85,405 85,405 0.01
Palawan 58,500 69,450 76,200 76,800 81,200 8.74
Laguna 62,248 62,248 62,248 62,248 62,200 -0.02
Romblon 57,737 57,686 57,683 57,680 57,641 -0.04
Albay 40,200 40,200 41,000 41,000 41,000 0.50
Batangas 36,990 36,590 36,590 36,490 36,300 -0.47
Marinduque 35,448 35,448 35,446 35,446 35,450 0.00
Or.Mindoro 28,361 28,365 28,365 28,295 28,065 -0.26
Catanduane
14,735 14,735 14,735 14,735 15,472 1.25
s
Cavite 13,620 13,600 13,600 13,607 13,607 -0.02
Occ.
1,738 1,738 1,740 1,745 1,750 0.17
Mindoro
Rizal 270 270 270 270 270 0.00
Even though the Philippines has a generally negative average growth rate
for the past years due to pest infestation and damages from strong
typhoons, the country has been consistently having a 100% self-
sufficiency ratio (see Table __), indicating that the countrys coconut
production is completely sufficient for its own use. It does not need to
import, therefore, the countrys gross supply is completely coming from its
own total production. Its self-sufficiency is even a little greater than 100%,
indicating that it is capable of producing coconut for export without
sacrificing the countrys own use.
Table __. Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) of Coconut, metric tons, 2010-
2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
GROSS 15,510,28 15,244,60 15,863,80 15,354,33 14,696,29
SUPPLY 3 9 1 4 8
Production 15,510,283 15,244,609 15,863,801 15,354,334 14,696,298
Imports 0 0 0 0 0
UTILIZATION
Exports 2,449 7,338 1,741 2,817 2,009
Net
Disposable
Supply 15,507,834 15,237,271 15,862,060 15,351,517 14,694,289
Seeds 155,103 152,446 158,638 153,543 146,963
Processing
Food Use 6,204,113 6,097,844 6,345,520 6,141,734 5,878,519
Non-food Use 8,374,230 8,228,126 8,565,512 8,289,819 7,934,916
Net Food
Disposable 774,388 758,855 792,390 766,421 733,891
Per Capita
NFD
Kilograms/year 8.31 8.00 8.21 7.80 7.42
Grams/day 22.77 21.92 22.49 21.37 20.33
Self-
Sufficiency 100.02 100.05 100.01 100.02 100.01
Ratio (SSR)*
Source: CountryStat Philippines
*SSR formula based from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
SSR = production x 100/ (production + imports - exports)