PSA: Palay output fell slightly in Q1; Central Luzon still top producer
THE country’s unmilled rice production declined slightly in the first quarter of 2024, based on the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) survey of production volume. Data from the PSA showed that palay output in January to March slid by 1.96 percent to 4.69 million metric tons (MMT) from the 4.78 MMT…