date:Nov 10, 2023
The Philippine agricultural output contracted for the second straight quarter in the July to September period given the negative performance of crops and fisheries, government data released on Wednesday showed.
Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the value of production in agriculture and fisheries at constant 2018 prices fell by 0.3% in the third quarter, following the 1.2% drop in the second quarter and a reversal of the 1.6% growth last year.
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