The Volume Production of Palay in Cotabato Province in 1st quarter of 2022 exhibited a 2 (two) digit decrease of –17.64 percent or 142,939 metric tons compared to the 2021 output of 173,550 metric tons.

On by type of ecosystem, production of irrigated palay posted 117,742 metric tons, decreased by -15.45 percent compared to last year's production with 139,255 metric tons. In the same manner, Rainfed Palay production also showed a decrease of –26.53 percent compared to the previous year's estimated output of 34,295 metric tons to 25,197 metric tons in 2022.