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Philippines - Retail Price Survey 2008

Establishment-based_Surveys
Reference ID PHL-BAS-RPS-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)
Retail Price Survey
Economic Statistics
Prices
Establishment-based Surveys
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Jan 21, 2011
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Overview
Identification
Country
Philippines
Title
Retail Price Survey 2008

Study Type
Agricultural Survey
Series Information
Retail price data collection 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 (4) years after the law was passed. It has since become a regular activity of the BAEcon and subsequently taken over and sustained by the BAS.

The operation started with the monitoring of 57 retail items using 10 radio transceivers in 10 provincial trading centers. In 1969, the AMNEWSS coverage was expanded to 21 provincial trading centers and 12 Metro Manila markets. 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 the 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 work and the information needs and preferences of farmers and agribusinessmen. This now 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 retail prices is based on these improvements.

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

Production Date
2008-07
Overview
Abstract
Launched in 1968 under the Agricultural Marketing News Service (AMNEWSS), monitoring of retail prices of agricultural commodities is a continuing activity of the Agricultural Marketing Statistics Analysis Division (AMSAD) of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS). Its main responsibility is to gather and disseminate timely, reliable and accurate information on prices.

Retail prices are important determinants of supply and demand levels. They influence decisions related to the type and volume of agricultural production activity and provide guidelines for policy formulation and executive action. Therefore, collection and compilation of retail prices deserve careful attention to be more meaningful to its intended users. The continuously increasing requirement for market price statistics has prompted the Bureau to look for more innovative means of monitoring this information. Hence, the implementation of the integrated AGMARIS-AMNEWSS.

The general objective of integrated AGMARIS-AMNEWSS 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 price survey of retail prices 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.

Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]

Units of Analysis
Retail prices of agricultural goods. (Retail prices are prices at which retailers sell their goods or commodities to consumers in the marketplace.)

Scope
Notes
MARKET: Generally, the main public markets within the provincial capital or key city. In provinces with more than one (1) market, additional markets for monitoring are selected based on the following criteria: 1) Size of the market in terms of volume traded; 2) Floor area of wet market; 3) Number of traders and consumer patronage; and 4) Strategic location along main roads and intersections and accessible to main transport routes.

COMMODITY: The agricultural products referred to as the Provincial Retail Market Basket (PRMB), for which retail prices are to be collected are listed in the retail price collection forms. The number of commodities monitored in the different markets varies by province. A province can have as many as 77 to 139 commodities covered for retail prices. Generally, the following are the major criteria for the selection of commodities in the PRMB: 1) Included in retail market baskets of the National Statistics Office (NSO) and the National Wage Productivity Commission (NWPC); 2) Prices are frequently requested by researchers; 3) Priority crop/item in the province; and 4) Prices are regularly aired over radio. The following are the criteria in the selection of commodities to be monitored: 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 or strongly controlled commodity systems; 5) Considerable price fluctuations; and 6) Priority commodity in the province 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.

RESPONDENT: retailer with permanent stall in the market covered.

Topics
TopicVocabularyURI
agricultural, forestry and rural industry [2.1] CESSDAhttp://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National Coverage (17 regions including the National Capital Region)

Geographic Unit
Province - covers 81 provinces

Universe
Retail prices of all agricultural commodities.

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-RPS-2008-v1.0

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