On Wednesday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) brought out numbers on agricultural and horticultural achievements in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Banana, mango and pineapple production rose in the fourth quarter, while calamansi production declined during the period. The PSA, in its Major Fruit Crops Quarterly Bulletin, said that banana production rose by 0.6% to 2.42 million tons in the last quarter of 2018.
The Davao Region led the country with output of 904,130 tons, accounting for 37.3% of the total, followed by Northern Mindanao with 492,250 tons.
Mango production, meanwhile, rose 0.5% to 27,620 tons, with Zamboanga Peninsula the top producer accounting for 26%, followed by the Caraga region at 24.1% and Northern Mindanao at 15.4%,
The carabao mango accounted for 22,560 tons, or 81.7% of the total. Pineapple production rose 1% to 706,460 tons, the PSA said, with Northern Mindanao accounting for 64.2% of the crop, followed by SOCCSKSARGEN at 30%.
Calamansi production was 26,750 tons, down 4.6% from a year earlier.
The PSA said output gains were posted for mung beans, cabbage, tomatoes, bermuda onions, and native onions while declines were seen for peanuts, eggplant, sweet potato and cassava.
Source: bworldonline.com
