date:Jun 28, 2021
MT, led by Northern Mindanao, which accounted for 57.7% of total production, followed by Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos City) with 33%.
Banana production rose 1% to 2.08 million MT, with the Cavendish variety, the main type for export markets, accounting for 55.5%, followed by Saba, a cooking banana, at 25.6%. Davao Region was the top region with 35.6% of the harvest, followed by Northern Mindanao at 26.2%.