Guimaras food inflation remains negative for all households

Guimaras recorded continued negative food inflation in June 2025, marking the fourth consecutive month of deflation for both all-income and low-income households, with rates at -2.1% and -2.8%, respectively, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

“Among the inflation for low-income households, the decline was largely driven by a sharper drop in the prices of meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals, with a 6.1 percent inflation rate in June compared to 7.5 percent the previous month,” said Provincial Statistics Officer Nelida B. Losare.

“The meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals group contributed 28.8 percent to the overall food inflation for the bottom 30 percent income households,” Losare added.

Other key commodities that influenced the downtrend in food inflation for low-income households included cereals and cereal products, which fell further to -9.3% from -9.1%, and vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas, and pulses, which slowed to -8.2% from -7.1%.

The top contributors to food inflation for low-income households were cereals and cereal products with 3.83 percentage points (136.7% share), vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas, and pulses with 0.83 percentage points (29.7% share), and oils and fats with 0.17 percentage points (6.1% share).

For all-income households, the main contributors were cereals and cereal products with 2.83 percentage points (134.7% share), vegetables and related products with 0.92 percentage points (44.0% share), and oils and fats with 0.09 percentage points (4.2% share).

While the overall food inflation rate remained negative, individual food groups posted mixed price movements.

Annual increases were recorded in flour, bread and other bakery products, pasta, and other cereals (3.5% from 1.9%), fish and seafood (1.3% from -0.5%), fruits and nuts (7.5% from 7.3%), and sugar, confectionery, and desserts (0.8% from 1.2%).

Conversely, slower inflation from May to June 2025 was observed in several items, including cereals and cereal products (-8.5% from -8.4%), meat and related products (6.0% from 7.2%), and milk, dairy, and eggs (3.8% from 4.5%).

Oils and fats fell to -7.2% from -6.4%, vegetables dropped further to -8.8% from -7.0%, and ready-made food and other products eased to 0.8% from 1.2%.

Losare noted that food inflation across Western Visayas maintained a downward trend in June, with Guimaras and two other provinces posting deflation, while the remaining areas recorded slower inflation rates.

The current rate marks a significant reversal from Guimaras’ 9.8% food inflation in June 2024—an 11.9 percentage point drop over the past 12 months—driven by declines in rice, meat, vegetables, dairy, and oils.

Aklan posted the region’s steepest drop, recording -4.8% in June from -3.9% in May.

Antique followed at -4.5% from -3.5%, both maintaining deeper deflationary trends since April.

In contrast, Capiz and Iloilo remained in positive territory at 0.9% and 0.2%, respectively, although both were lower than in May.

Across all five provinces, food inflation has consistently declined over the past 13 months.

“Aklan recorded the most significant drop, from 11.9 percent in June 2024 to -4.8 percent in June 2025,” Losare said.

“Antique fell from 8.6 percent to -4.5 percent, Capiz from 8.3 percent to 0.9 percent, and Iloilo from 7.4 percent to 0.2 percent. Guimaras’ decline was the third steepest in the region.”