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PRIVATE sector economists have lowered their outlook for full-year growth but remain optimistic about the country's prospects given factors such as lower inflation, higher government spending and increased manufacturing activity.
METRO Manila will have a serious water problem if the El Niño episode intensifies or extends until the second half of 2024, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) warned.
FARM output will likely bounce back in the last quarter of 2023 due to favorable weather conditions, a senior Agriculture department official said on Monday.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the palay (unmilled rice) harvest for this year would be «generally good» with an expected yield of 3.063 million metric tons (MT) for November and December.
FARM output contracted further in the third quarter (Q3) as livestock and poultry gains failed to offset a decline in crops and fisheries, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Wednesday.
LOCAL production of palay (unmilled rice) reached 3.79 million metric tons (MT) from July to September this year, down by 10.58 percent from the previous quarter's 4.24 million MT, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported.
AFTER imposing an export ban in July, India has allowed exports of non-basmati white rice to seven countries including the Philippines, which has been given the largest allocation of 295,000 metric tons (MT).
ACHIEVING rice self-sufficiency will have to take a while as population growth continues to outpace productivity improvements, an Agriculture department official said on Monday.