The persistence of African Swine Fever (ASF) did not only affect the Philippines’ hog production. Corn production, too, is now reeling from the impact of the dreaded animal virus. In the latest Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report, US Department of Agriculture's Foreign...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) should clear the air with all government agencies regarding the lifetime validity of birth certificates, Senator Joel Villanueva said on Sunday, March 14. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULELTIN) “It’s very clear that birth certificates should be...
With pork and chicken prices in Metro Manila markets still relatively high, consumers are assured of enough supply of fish, which could fulfill the metropolis’ demand for an affordable source of protein. In a statement, Asis Perez, convenor of food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan, said...
The country’s chicken production went down from October to December of last year but it didn’t result in higher farm-gate prices, the latest data from Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Based on the PSA data, the country’s total chicken production from October to December 2020 was...
Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the drop in the agriculture sector’s contribution to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 was “negligible” and even took this as a sign of recovery for the sector. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Department of Agriculture...
Hit by calamities in 2020 A “perfect storm” – comprised of a series of typhoons, COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, the persistence of African Swine Fever (ASF), among other unfortunate scenarios – has challenged the agriculture sector in 2020, bringing down the total full-year output at -1.2...
The Philippines is poised to end the year with an all-time high yield in palay despite losing 419,560 metric tons (MT) of the main staple due to several typhoons that took place during the fourth quarter of the year. Based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the country's palay...
The Philippines may still end up importing 600,000 metric tons (MT) of corn next year despite the government’s new policies limiting the issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary import clearances (SPS-IC) on the staple as well as feed wheat. In the latest Global Agricultural Information...
Palay prices slightly picked up during the first week of November compared to previous weeks, a data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. However, in some areas, prices still fell to as low as P10.71 per kilogram (/kg). During the first week of November, the average farmgate price...
NEDA cites effects of typhoons, restrictions on public transport The rate of increase in consumer prices in November quickened to its fastest pace in nearly two years due to recent typhoons as well as government restrictions on public transport, the National Economic and Development Authority...
The number of jobless Filipinos dropped in October as businesses resumed their operations amid easing movement restrictions, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced today. The country’s unemployment rate in October this year was estimated at 8.7 percent, equivalent to 3.8 million...
The harvest season for rice is over, but palay prices are still falling, a data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. During the fourth week of October, the average farmgate price of palay fell by 0.4 percent to P15.36 per kilogram (/kg), compared to its level of P15.42/kg in...
