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Central Luzon emerged as the top contributor to the Philippines’ value of production in agriculture and fisheries in 2023, accounting for 13.5 percent of the total at constant 2018 prices, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed Wednesday.Northern Mindanao and Western Visayas followed Central Luzon with shares of 10.1 percent and 9.4 percent, respectively.
Bicol Region registered the steepest decline in the value of agricultural and fishery production at 7.6 percent. Western Visayas and SOCCSKSARGEN also saw reductions of 5.7 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively.Northern Mindanao held the top spot with a share of 11.7 percent, followed by Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon at 10.6 percent and 9.7 percent, respectively. Central Visayas recorded the highest annual growth in crop production at 24.3 percent.
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