Among the many crops that are cultivated in the Philippines, corn ranks second to rice in importance. This is because corn is grown primarily as feed for livestock and poultry, although the government is currently pushing white corn as a replacement for rice in communities where it is hard to grow palay (unmilled rice).

Corn production is also on an upswing.

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