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Philippines - Wholesale Price Survey 2008

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Reference ID PHL-BAS-WPS-2008-v2.0
Year 2008
Country Philippines
Producer(s) Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) - Department of Agriculture (DA)
Sponsor(s) Bureau of Agricultural Statistics - BAS -
Collection(s)
Wholesale Price Survey
Economic Statistics
Prices
Establishment-based Surveys
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Jan 21, 2011
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Overview
Identification
Country
Philippines
Title
Wholesale Price Survey 2008

Study Type
Agricultural Survey
Series Information
Wholesale price survey was institutionalized at the then Bureau of Agricultural Economics (BAEcon) with the enactment of RA 4148 in 1964, which created the Agricultural Marketing News Service (AMNEWSS). The AMNEWSS is a price monitoring service that aims to address the information needs of a cross section of information users such as farmers, policy makers and others. AMNEWSS was launched in 1968, four years after the law was passed. It has since then become a regular activity of the BAEcon and subsequently taken over and sustained by the BAS.

The operation started with the monitoring of 67 wholesale items using 10 radio transceivers in 10 provincial trading centers. In the succeeding years, AMNEWSS underwent several changes in market and commodity coverage, collection frequency and procedures to improve the system, to suit availability of budgetary requirements, and the transition from BAEcon to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics. Likewise, the number of commodities covered increased. Price dissemination was enhanced through radio broadcasts, publication in selected print media and distribution of marketing reports to government offices.

Over the years, it was felt that the AMNEWSS catered more to the needs of the policy makers and did not provide the information needed by its main clientele-the farmers and fisherfolk. To improve the AMNEWSS and make it more responsive to the information needs of farmers and entrepreneurs, the Agricultural Marketing Information System (AGMARIS) was launched in 1992 through funding support from the USAID. AGMARIS is a system which follows a systematic approach in assessing and responding to marketing information needs of farmers and traders at the local level (province) and policy makers at the national level. It is based on the results of a Marketing Information Needs Assessment (MINA), a research methodology employing rapid appraisal techniques. This research activity aimed to gain understanding on how key markets and information system works and the information needs and preferences of farmers and agribusinessmen. This became the basis in designing a provincial system that parallels the marketing system and responds to the information needs of users. The current methodology in collecting wholesale prices are based on these improvements.

ID Number
PHL-BAS-WPS-2008-v2.0
Version
Version Description
V2.0: edited at Central Office, not anonymized, for internal use

Production Date
2008-07
Overview
Abstract
The general objective of the survey is to implement a comprehensive and responsive marketing information system for unprocessed agricultural commodities traded in major local/provincial market centers as well as in strategic terminal markets throughout the country. Specifically, the survey aims to: 1) conduct surveys of wholesale market prices and other relevant marketing information at various frequencies at pre-determined major trading centers throughout the country; 2) immediately process information at the field level and thereafter disseminate these particularly to the farmers; 3) operationalize an information exchange subsystem among Provincial Operations Centers; 4) publish and disseminate national level reports for policy makers and other interested groups or persons; 5) conduct periodic evaluation of the system that will be the basis for planning improvements on AGMARIS implementation; 6) establish linkages with national and provincial media;7) conduct statistical analysis of quantitative market information being generated.

The survey covers two (2) types of prices: 1) wholesale buying prices, and 2) wholesale selling prices.

Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis
Wholesale prices of agricultural commodities

Scope
Notes
MARKET: Wholesale buying prices are being collected in 53 provinces while wholesale selling prices are being collected in 42 provinces. For most provinces, the selection of markets was based on the results of surveys, which considered the volume of commodities traded, the number of market days and other relevant market information. The following criteria are used in the selection of markets or trading centers for wholesale price survey: CROPS 1) First point of sale or “bagsakan” within the province recognized by both farmers and traders; 2) site of active trading or substantial quantities of varied commodities; 3) accessible to major crossroads and market infrastructure; and 4) strategically located relative to production areas. FISH 1) Fish landing area within the province recognized by small fishermen and traders; and 2) site of active trading of substantial quantities of varied fish species. LIVESTOCK 1) Established “oksyon” market within the province as recognized by both raisers and traders; and 2) site of active trading of substantial number of livestock.

COMMODITY: Wholesale buying prices are monitored for 41 commodities while collection of wholesale selling prices is done for 63 commodities. As a rule in wholesale price data collection, a commodity cannot be covered in both types of wholesale price monitoring in the same trading center. The list of commodities for wholesale price monitoring for each POC is referred to as the Provincial Wholesale Market Basket (PWMB). The following are the criteria in the selection of commodities to be covered: CROPS 1) National priority among food commodities; 2) Substantial quantities marketed by many farmers and brought by the traders; 3) High value commodity with strong potential demand; 4) Not dominant estate crops nor strongly controlled commodity systems; 5) Considerable price fluctuations; and 5) Priority commodity in the provinces as expressed by the local government. FISH 1) Marine species (unprocessed); 2) Available year round; and 3) Substantial volume of fish catch marketed by many fishermen and bought by many fish traders. LIVESTOCK 1) Substantial quantities marketed by many livestock raisers and brought by many traders; 2) High value commodity with strong demand; and 3) Traded in a significant number of livestock “oksyon” markets (LOMs) in the province.

Topics
TopicVocabularyURI
agricultural, forestry and rural industry [2.1] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
ECONOMICS [1] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage

Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation covered by the data is the province.

Universe
Buying and selling prices of all wholesale traders of the agricultural commodity:

Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
NameAffiliation
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) Department of Agriculture (DA)
Funding
NameAbbreviationRole
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics BAS
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
NameAbbreviationAffiliationRole
Alegria A. MotaAAMBureau of Agricultural StatisticsDocumenter
Date of Metadata Production
2010-05-31
DDI Document Version
Version 1.0 (May 2010)

DDI Document ID
DDI-PHL-BAS-WPS-2008-v1.0

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