The Department of Agriculture 'expected the poor performance' of the hog industry amid efforts to control the African Swine Fever and repopulate ASF-free areas yet to bear fruit, according to Secretary William Dar.
The country’s agricultural production slowed down again in the first three months of 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported.
However, the value of farm production rose by 8.2% annually from January to March at ₱484.76 billion from ₱448.08 billion last year. Figures from the department showed average farmgate prices among the subsectors mostly rose during the period, with all livestock and poultry product costs moving up compared to the first quarter of 2020.
Cattle output likewise posted a double-digit decline of 10.2%. Carabao livestock and dairy production fell as well by 7.4% and 6.7% respectively. Farmers, meanwhile, saw output expand by 3.3% during the quarter. Crop production is the biggest contributor to overall agricultural production during the period, supplying 58.8%. Coffee and cacao led the subsector’s growth at 12.4% and 11.8%, respectively, followed by unmilled rice at 8.6% and corn at 6.5%.
Fimbriated sardines, on the other hand, led the decline among fishery output at 37.5%. Threadfin bream or bisugo followed suit at -18.7% and yellowfin tuna at -17.6%. An output decrease was also observed in roundscad , squid, seaweed, Indian mackerel, bigeye tuna and blue crab.
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