{"id":147839,"date":"2018-01-21T22:28:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T03:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=147839"},"modified":"2018-01-21T22:28:04","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T03:28:04","slug":"agriculture-output-grows-3-95-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/21\/agriculture-output-grows-3-95-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture output grows 3.95% in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The crops subsector, which accounted for 51.20 percent of the total agricultural output, rose 2.66 percent in the fourth quarter (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — The agriculture sector grew by 2.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, bringing full-year growth to 3.95 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday.<\/p>\n

PSA data showed that at current prices, gross value of agricultural output amounted to PHP500.4 billion, up by 9.27 percent from the previous year\u2019s record.<\/p>\n

It attributed output growth during October to December increase in crops, livestock and poultry subsectors.<\/p>\n

The crops subsector, which accounted for 51.20 percent of the total agricultural output, rose 2.66 percent in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Palay output increased by 4.37 percent while, that of corn declined by 5.73 percent.<\/p>\n

Increments were noted in the output of coconut, sugarcane, banana, pineapple, peanut, cassava, sweet potato, eggplant and rubber.<\/p>\n

The statistics office said the crop subsector recorded a 6.69-percent growth in production for the whole year of 2017.<\/p>\n

The PSA said the livestock subsector, which shared 17.78 percent in the total agricultural output, came up with a 1.84-percent output gain in the fourth quarter of 2017.<\/p>\n

Hog production, which was the major source of subsector\u2019s growth, rose by 2.75 percent.<\/p>\n

Poultry output expanded by 4.73 percent during the period. It accounted for 15.40 percent of the total agricultural output.<\/p>\n

PSA figures also indicated the fisheries subsector recorded a 1.18-percent reduction in output in the fourth quarter on declines in tiger prawn, round scad and skipjack.<\/p>\n

On the average, prices received by farmers rose by 6.91 percent, as all subsectors posted price increments.<\/p>\n

On an annual basis, farm-gate prices went up by an average of 4.97 percent in 2017, it added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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