Q3 farm output drops 5% to P389.42B — PSA

Inquirer.net - Nov 6, 2026

MANILA, Philippines —The country’s farm production dropped by 5 percent to P389.42 billion in the third quarter of this year, weighed down by crops and fisheries, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The statistics agency said in a report on Thursday that crop production, which accounts for more than half of the overall agriculture

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