Agricultural output up by 2.1% in Q1: Philippines
The latest PSA reading showed agriculture and fisheries production grew 2.1 percent to P426.69 billion in the first quarter
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The latest PSA reading showed agriculture and fisheries production grew 2.1 percent to P426.69 billion in the first quarter
The value of the Philippine agricultural and fisheries sector bounced back in the first quarter of the year following the positive performance of all subsectors, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
Another farmers’ group yesterday questioned the implementation of the Support to Parcelization of Land for Individual Titling of the Department of Agrarian Reform, saying it encourages farmer beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program to sell their land to developers.
The leader of farmers’ group Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. yesterday backed the government’s decision to sell at least 12,000 metric tons of seized smuggled sugar at Kadiwa stores, contradicting the earlier position of the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura.
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. warned that the retail price of pork – which hit as high as P420 per kilo in Metro Manila markets yesterday – could further increase following reports of a looming shortage due to the African swine fever.