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Source of basic data: BAS<br />

Western<br />

Others<br />

26%<br />

Visay as<br />

5% ARMM<br />

7%<br />

2004<br />

Total: 5,631,250 tons<br />

Northern<br />

Mindanao<br />

10%<br />

SOCCSK<br />

SARGEN<br />

<strong>5.</strong><strong>5.</strong>5 Meanwhile, area planted improved by 1.6% per year from nearly 326,761<br />

hectares in 1993 to 348,648 hectares in 1997. Despite the abnormal weather<br />

conditions in 1998, area managed to grow by 1.5% to 353,707 hectares in 1998.<br />

From 1999-2004, area expansion improved to 2.2% annually reaching 414,510<br />

hectares in 2004. Cavendish plantations are estimated to account for some<br />

45,000 – 50,000 hectares.<br />

<strong>5.</strong><strong>5.</strong>6 The country’s average yield fluctuated from 1993-1998, posting its lowest<br />

level at 11.6 tons in 1998. On the average, yield grew by 2.1% per year from<br />

1993-1997 but declined by a sharp 8.2% in 1998. From 1999-2004, yield has<br />

generally been on an uptrend, with average growth of 2.1% yearly. In 2004, yield<br />

stood at 13.6 tons per hectare. Yield levels are much higher in the Cavendish<br />

farms in Mindanao averaging about 40 tons per hectare.<br />

Figure <strong>5.</strong><strong>5.</strong>4. BANANA: Average Yield, 1993-2004<br />

Yield (ton/ha)<br />

14.0<br />

13.5<br />

13.0<br />

12.5<br />

12.0<br />

11.5<br />

11.0<br />

10.5<br />

Source: BAS<br />

11%<br />

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04<br />

Dav ao<br />

Region<br />

41%<br />

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