Garlic

I. Production
a. Local Volume of Production
i. Philippine Production for the last 3 years (in metric tons)
Year Volume
2011
9,057
2012
8,491
2013
8,640

i. Top 3 Producers, per province and per region (2012, in metric tons)
Ilocos Norte 5,340.70
Occidental Mindoro 2,010.09
Nueva Ecija 320.4
ILOCOS REGION 5,622.63
MIMAROPA 2,113.75
CENTRAL LUZON 320.4

b. Local Value of Production
i. At Current Prices
Year Local Production Value
2011
916.42
2012
791.79
2013
302.76

ii. At Constant Prices (base year2000)
Year Local Production Value
2011
662.56
2012
634.77
2013
647.2

iii. Profit per Kilo
Year Cost/ Kilo Farmgate Price/ Kilo Profit / Kilo
2011 45.02 108.47 63.45
2012 40.86
79.67
38.81

c. Local Exports
Year Local Exports (in Metric Tons)
2011 6
2012
3

d. Global Volume of Production
i. Top Producers (2012)
Country Volume (in metric tons)
China 20,082,000
India 1,150,000
South Korea 339,113
Egypt 309,155
Russia 239,312

ii. Top Exporters (2011)
Country Volume (in metric tons)
China
1,669,552
Argentina 92,048
Spain 64,774
EU- 12 31,134
Netherlands 28,948

II. Consumption
a. Annual per Capita Consumption of Crop (2012)
i. Local
Per Capita Consumption in the Philippines: 1.43 kg
ii. Global
Global Per Capita Consumption: 8 kg

b. Volume of Local Imports
Year Local Imports (in Metric Tons)
2011 22,463
2012
9,286
Around 70% of the Philippines garlic supply is imported mostly from China and Taiwan.
BAS estimates for national demand were at 139,777 MT annually and 11,648 MT monthly.

c. Top International Importers (2011)
Country Volume (in metric tons)
Indonesia 419,090
Brazil 163,263
Vietnam 147,524
Malaysia 87,945
EU-27 82,228

d. Uses for the crop
i. Local
Spice/Seasoning both in raw and processed forms
Preservative (due to antimicrobial property)
Medicines- both traditional and pharmaceutical
ii. International
Garlic oil production
Processed and mixed with other raw materials to create noodles
Pharmaceuticals
Preservatives
Adhesive in mending glass and porcelains (European Union)
Nematicide and Insecticide (UK)

III. Insights
The demand for garlic has decreased in the past years due to the decrease in demand and in turn
the decrease in area allocated for garlic production mainly in CALABARZON (shift to squash),
MIMAROPA (aphid attack), and Ilocos Region (shift to tobacco). The reason for the decrease in garlic
production relative to 2011 is perhaps caused by the decrease in profitability of the said crop, as
seen in the net profit per kilo. The Philippines is importing around 70 percent of its garlic
consumption, which means there is a lot of room for the production of garlic locally.
Currently, garlic prices are high because of some producers who hoard the supply. For this same
reason, several groups have requested that more garlic should be imported into the country.
[The data is somehow confusing because the Philippines is importing seventy per cent of its garlic
consumption, but the production and import levels are both below ten thousand as of the year
2012. The figures from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics and the figures from the news reports
are different, but according to the news, a lot of garlic is being imported illegally into the
Philippines.]


Sources:
http://pnabicol.blogspot.com/search?q=garlic
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=DA-considers-importing-
garlic&id=89274
http://manilastandardtoday.com/mobile/2014/06/19/milk-agri-products-price-hikes-till-august-1/