Preface
Agroclimatic / AGROCLIMATIC / CROP CONDITION ASSESSMENT FOR OCTOBER 2020
OVERVIEW
The vegetating lowland 1st palay planted in July is faring well in CAR, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Tayabas, Coron, Cuyo, Romblon, San Jose, Panay Island, Mactan, Catbalogan, Tacloban, El Salvador, Malaybalay, and ARMM. Meanwhile, palay crops in Zambales, Batangas, Calapan, Dumaguete, Tagbilaran, Pto. Princesa, Dumaguete and Zamboanga del Sur suffered moisture stress due to insufficient rainfall.
The weather systems that affected the country during the month were the Southwest Monsoon (SW), inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ), low pressure areas (LPAs), localized thunderstorms, easterlies, and the passage of five (5) tropical cyclones (TCs) named Tropical Storm (TS) “Nika” (NANGKA), October 11-12; Tropical Depression (TD) “Ofel”, October 13-16; Typhoon (TY) “Pepito” (SAUDEL), October 19-22; TY “Quinta” (MOLAVE), October 23-27 and Super Typhoon (STY) “Rolly” (GONI), October 29-November 3. Among the five TCs, only TS Nika did not make landfall but it enhanced the southwest monsoon. The other four TCs made multiple landfalls and brought heavy to intense rainfall that caused floods and landslides over Regions II, III, NCR, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Regions VI, VII, VIII, XI and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), resulting to severe damages to infrastructure, agriculture and a number of casualties according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) situational reports.
REGIONS
Harvesting of late-planted, upland 1st palay is ongoing in the region. Below normal yield is expected because of water logging brought by tropical cyclones that hit the region. In Ilocos Norte, below normal yield is expected due to the shortage of rainfall during the critical stage of growth. For the same reason, major yields loss is also possible in Pangasinan.
The vegetating lowland 1st palay planted in July suffered from moisture stress due to insufficient rainfall in Tuguegarao and Batanes.
Harvesting of late-planted upland 1st palay is ongoing across the region; good to normal yield may be expected because of adequate moisture experienced by the crops throughout its growing season. Likewise, the vegetating lowland 1st palay as continued to experience good crops condition because of sufficient moisture available during the month.
Harvesting of July-planted, lowland 1st palay is ongoing in Nueva Ecija and Aurora provinces, where good to normal yield is expected because crops were in good condition during the entire growing season. Meanwhile in Zambales, below normal yield is anticipated due to insufficient rainfall during the critical stage of growth and development.
Harvesting of late-planted lowland 1st palay in Infanta and late-planted upland 1st palay in Tayabas is on-going; good to normal yield is anticipated because crops were in good condition from planting to maturity. The vegetating lowland 1st palay planted last July in Tayabas are faring well because of sufficient rainfall received during the month.
Harvesting of delay-planted upland 1st palay in most parts of the region is ongoing; good to normal yield is anticipated because crops experienced good crops condition from planting to maturity except in Calapan and Pto. Princesa. However, due to the effect of tropical cyclones, the mature plants that were not harvested earlier may have been damaged.
Harvesting of delay-planted lowland 1st palay in most parts of the region is ongoing: good to normal yield is anticipated because crops continued to experience good crops condition from planting to maturity. However, due to the effect of tropical cyclones, the mature plants that were not harvested earlier may have been damaged.
The ample amount of rainfall received in Cebu keeps the vegetating, lowland 1st palay planted last July in good shape. However, in Dumaguete and Tagbilaran, below normal yield is expected due to the insufficient rainfall.
Harvesting of delay-planted upland 1st palay is ongoing; good to normal yield is anticipated this season. The insufficient rainfall during the month may slightly affect the vegetating lowland 1st palay.
Harvesting of delay-planted lowland 1st palay across the region and the delay-planted upland 1st palay in Catbalogan and Tacloban is ongoing; good to normal yield is expected because crops were in good condition from planting to maturity. However, due to the effect of tropical cyclones, the mature plants that were not harvested earlier may have been damaged.
Harvesting of delay-planted upland 1st palay in ongoing; good to normal yield is expected in Zamboanga del Norte because crops were in good condition from planting to maturity, on the other hand in Zamboanga del Sur, below normal yield is anticipated because crops experienced moisture deficiency during the critical stage of growth.
Harvesting of July-planted, lowland 1st palay is ongoing in the province of Bukidnon; good to normal yield is anticipated this season due to sufficient rainfall during the periods of planting to maturity. Meanwhile, there may be no palay harvests in Misamis Oriental due to insufficient rainfall.
Harvesting of delay-planted upland 1st palay is ongoing across the region; good to normal yield is expected because crops were in good condition throughout the growing period.
Rice planting is hindered by the persistent lack of rainfall.
Harvesting of delay-planted lowland 1st palay is ongoing across the region. Good to normal yield is expected because of sufficient rainfall during the critical stage of growth and development.
Harvesting of delay-planted lowland 1st palay is ongoing across the region. Good to normal yield is expected because of sufficient rainfall during the critical stage of growth and development.
