Thursday, May 03, 2007 Davao City is R-11's top eggplant producer
EGGPLANT volume of production in Davao Region grew by 3.28 percent last year even if three out of the five eggplant producers in the region decreased their production.
According to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS), Davao Region produced a total of 6,877.71 metric tons of eggplant in 2006, 4,361.91 metric tons of which were produced in Davao City.
The city increased its production by 5.22 percent last year compared to the 2005 figure of 4,145.49 metric tons.
Davao City was identified as the top leading eggplant producer in the region.
The third top eggplant producer, Davao del Norte, also increased its volume of production by 6.02 percent. The province produced 643.74 metric tons of the vegetable crop last year, higher than the 2005 figure which is only 607.16 metric tons.
Meanwhile, Compostela Valley Province, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental posted a downward trend in the volume of production by 1.04 percent, 4.14 percent, and 1.13 percent, respectively.
Compostela Valley, the second top eggplant producer in the region only produced 1,201.70 metric tons of eggplant last year, compared to 1,214.28 metric tons in 2005.
Davao del Sur had a total of 458.05 metric tons of eggplant in 2006, while a total of 212.31 metric tons was produced in Davao Oriental. (JGRS)
