Philippine mango production drops by 10%
The PSA said in its report, titled “Performance of Philippine Agriculture”, the infestation of cecid flies in some regions and rains during the fruit-development stage slashed the country’s mango output in the January-to-June period.
“In Zamboanga del Norte, the early onset of rainshowers during the crop’s flowering and fruit setting [also] caused the decrease in mango production,” the report read.
The PSA said total mango output in the first half was valued at P11.97 billion at constant prices. The figure was 9.76 percent lower than the P13.265 billion recorded a year ago.
Earnings from mango production accounted for 5.55 percent of the P215.28 billion in revenues posted by the crops subsector during the six-month period.
The report also revealed that the country’s banana output in the first half grew 2.58 percent to 4.373 million MT (MMT), from 4.263 MMT produced in the same period last year.
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