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Agriculture of the Philippines production grew by 2.8% in third quarter, as strong plants again The removal of the chicken is removed from the drop in Livestock and fishing, Philipsaid the Pine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Data from the PSA showed the importance of agriculture and fisheries production increased by 2.8% to P408.94 billion in the July-to-Septuel-to-September period over the same period last year.
Quarter on quarter, farm output growth slowed from 8 to 5.7%.
“This growth was driven by an increase in the amount of crops and poultry production. However, the amount of livestock production and fishing allowed at the time,” said PSA, explaining the ongoing 2018 figures.
At current prices, the value of agricultural and fisheries production rose to P533.16 billion, below the previous quarter’s output of P606.86 billion.
In the first nine months, agricultural output reached 3.5%, a change from -2.2% in the same period last year.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. he told reporters that the agricultural sector is “heading in the right direction.” He expressed confidence that the sector will recover from last year’s reduction, which showed the impact of El Niño and several wishes.
Crop output, which accounted for 53.3% of total agricultural production, jumped 3% to P218 billion in the third quarter. This was a turnaround from a 5.2% decline in the same period last year.
In the first nine months, production growth reached 5%, improving from a decrease of 4.7% in the same period last year.
Secretary of Agriculture William D. Dar was told Businessworld Via Viber crop production increased in the third quarter despite the unfavorable weather due to the “Increase in hectares of rice, the ability to hit back in production, and the distribution of agricultural inputs and machinery.”
Palay (non-milled rice) Production rose 12.6%, doubling from 12.3% registered last year. This increase in output was helped by a 15.7% increase in the land planted to rice.
Palay’s output increased by an average of 8.3% in the January-to-September period, reversing from a 7.7% decrease in the previous year.
PSA data showed corn production fell by 2.9%, worse than last year’s decline of 0.6% during the same period.
Coconuts registered a 2.1% decline, an improvement from a 3.5% decline last year.
Crops that saw a double-digit increase in output include onions (77.3%), sugar (42.9%), coffee (25.9%), cabbage (13.3%), and cabbage (13.3%), and cabbage (13.3%), and cabbage (13.3%), and cabbage (13.3%), and cabbage (13.3%).
On the other hand, the amount of production of limited agreement is Abaca (15.4%) and sweet potato (11.4%).
Meanwhile, the poultry sector grew by 10.6% year-on-year to P75.96 billion in the third quarter, despite the threat of bird flu. It accounted for 18.6% of total farm production during the period.
In the first nine months, the growth of chicken production reached 9.1%, an improvement on the 6.8% growth recorded in the same period last year.
Poultry production recorded an annual gain of 12.4% in value, while chicken and duck eggs posted growth of 7.7% and 0.6%, respectively.
Duck eggs, on the other hand, declined by 4.3% for the quarter, slightly better than the 5.7% decline in the same period last year.
“Poultry is expected to continue to grow due to the presence of multinational companies involved in the production of financial capital to address biosecurity issues,” Danilo V. Fausto, President of the Chilippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. (PCAFI), he was told Businessworld Via Viber.
Livestock, Fisheries Slip
Currently, the amount of livestock production declined by 1.9% in the third quarter, a slight improvement from the consumption of 6.7% last year. It contributed P60.51 billion, accounting for 14.8% of total agricultural production.
From January to September, livestock production contracted by 3.5%, unchanged from last year.
Dairy was the bright spot in the livestock sector, recording a significant increase of 34.7% in output from 13.2% in the previous year.
The hog sector decreased by 1.4%, improving from an 8% contraction last year.
Carabao recorded the biggest decline in production value at 9%, followed by goat at 7.7%. Cattle also increased by 2.7%.
Mr. Dar also said that there is a need to intervene to deal with the spread of African swine fever (Asf), which continues to affect the sector of the hog.
“We need a strong All-Society to Local approach and systematic methods to prevent the spread of ASF. There is a need to use a well-studied and developed vaccine against biosafety principles,” said Mr. Dar.
On the other hand, fisheries production fell by 2.7% to P54.47 billion in the third quarter, accounting for 13.3% of total output. This was a slight improvement from the 4.7% decline in the third quarter of 2024.
In the first nine months, the fishing output was recorded at 1.9%, worse than the 0.8% of 0.8% of the previous year.
A double-digit decline was seen in cavalla (thalakitok20.3%), Bali Sardinella (baby13.3%), Tiger Prawn (sugar clearance11.6%), and P. Vannamei (10.8%).
The value of marine production is good and was up 15.7% in the third quarter.
A significant decrease was also recorded in milkfish (you’re a bastard9.7%), Mudcrab (it is not mango9.1%), slipmouth (Sapsap7.4%), Threadfin Bream (bisugo6.7%), and roundscad (the animal grandmother5.6%).
Double-digit growth was seen in BigEye tuna (Tambakol / Bariles52.8%), squid (22.6%), and skipjack (Gulysas15.9%).
Modest gains were recorded over grouper (here and there4.9%), tilapia (3.1%), yellowfin tuna (Tambakol / Bariles2.4%), frigate tuna (it is sacred1.2%), and blue crab (Alimasag1.2%).
Apart from extreme weather events, the closure of the fishing season in some areas due to the destruction of fishing gear and habitat may have contributed to the decline, according to Mr Dar.
“We are an island nation where fishing is considered a country’s competitive advantage. More attention should be given to the fishing sector to include intervention, cold storage and storage,” PC said. Fausto Logistics.
