Hired Statistical Researchers with PSA Antique personnel during the Third Level Training on 2025 Crops Production Survey last 10 to 11 March.

The Philippine Statistics Authority – Antique Provincial Statistical Office conducted the Crops Production Survey (CrPS) for the First Quarter of 2025. The enumeration is currently ongoing from 18 to 31 March 2025.

The general purpose of the CrPS is to generate estimates on the volume of production, area planted/harvested, number of bearing trees/hills/vines, and farmgate prices for crops  other than palay and corn at the national and sub-national levels. The data generated from CrPS are inputs to the Value of Production in Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries, and accordingly to the preparation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The province produced the highest major/priority crop from Coconut Mature in 2024. Compared to its production last year 2023, the leading crop dropped by 2.05 percent, registering 134,543 metric tons from 137,361 metric tons. Similarly, Banana Saba with 16,385 metric tons decreased by 4.2 percent, Cassava with 4,145 metric tons decreased by 1.0 percent, Camote (Sweet Potato) with 3,648 metric tons decreased by 18.7 percent, Banana Latundan with 3,063 decreased by 1.5, Coconut Sap/Tuba with 1,540 decreased by 4.3 and Mongo with 1,135 metric tons volume of production during the same period decreased by 1.1 percent. Conversely, Sugarcane, the province's second-highest volume of production, grew by 1.0 percent, recording 67,569 metric tons this year from 66,928 metric tons in the 2023. Likewise, Coconut young increased by 25.0 percent.

On 10 to 11 March, PSA Antique personnel together with 11 hired statistical researchers (SRs) attended the 3^rd Level Training on 2025 CrPS. These SRs will collect data from 860 sample households and two sample establishments.

The data collection is conducted through face-to-face interview by SRs utilizing Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI).