THE country's farm output remained relatively flat in the first quarter of this year as its three subsectors posted declines, with the El Niño affecting the production of a number of commodities.
THE country's farm output remained relatively flat in the first quarter of this year as its three subsectors posted declines, with the El Niño affecting the production of a number of commodities.Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority on Wednesday showed that the country's farm output posted an uptick of 0.05 percent in January to March, narrowing from the 2.1 percent growth posted in the same period last year and from the 0.9 percent posted three months earlier.
3-percent drop to P53.73 billion.Half of the 22 monitored species registered declines, with threadfin bream and mudcrab production down the most by 37.2 percent and 33.2 percent, respectively.Livestock production also decreased by 3.6 percent during the quarter to P59.46 billion, lower than last year's P61.65 billion. It contributed 13.9 percent to the total value of production in agriculture and fisheries.Dairy and carabao output rose by 3.7 percent and 1.
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