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R12-SR2017-09

In SOCCSKSARGEN Region, the average per capita consumption of rice in 2015 was estimated at 113.94 kilograms per year. This was 9.21 percent lower compared to the 2012 per capita consumption of 125.50 kilograms. Across the provinces, the biggest rice consumption per person was noted in Sultan Kudarat at 127.04 kilograms per year. It was least consumed in Sarangani at 93.43 kilograms per person per year. All provinces posted decreases in rice consumption in 2015. The regional consumption of corn was registered at 24.42 kilograms per person annually. Unlike rice, corn consumption increased heavily by 140.84 percent in the region in the same year. A significant increase in consumption was noted in Sultan Kudarat at 568.61 percent. Consumption across the provinces ranged from a low of 1.61 kilograms in South Cotabato to a high of 41.65 kilograms in Sarangani.

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