PH agri output up 5.7% in Q2 2025

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Philippine agriculture and fisheries production grew by 5.7% in the April to June period to mark the second straight quarter of expansion, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday showed.
Total production for the quarter was valued at P437.53 billion, 5.7% higher than the P414.050 billion recorded in the comparable period of 2024.
'The growth was due to the expansions in the value of crops and poultry production,' the PSA said, with crop production up 11.3% to P244.90 billion, accounting for 56.% of the total value for the quarter.
The biggest jumps were seen in sugarcane, up by 34.1%, onion up 77.5%, coffee up 14.5%, cabbage up 11.7%, cacao up 11.4%, rubber up 9.5%, tobacco up 8.6%, calamansi up 5.6%, coconut p 3.0%, eggplant up 2.9%, cassava up 0.7%, and ampalaya up 0.4%.
These offset decreases seen in abaca at 18.2%, tomato at 16%, monggo at 13.6%, mango at 8.6%, sweet potato at 8%, potato at 5.5%, banana at 2.6%, and pineapple at 1.1%.
Poultry production was valued at P75.07 billion, reflecting a 7% increase, and contributing 17.2% to the total value of production for the quarter.
Expansions were recorded in the value of production of chicken up 8.2%, and chicken eggs up 4.8%. Reductions were seen in duck at 1.1%, and duck eggs at 0.7%.
Livestock saw a 5.9% growth in total value to P59.60 billion, contributing 13.6% to total production. Increases were seen in dairy at 9.6%, cattle at 2.0%, and goat at 1.3%, which offset declines in hog at 7.5%, and carabao at 2.9%.
Fisheries stood at P57.96 billion, down by 4.2% from the previous year. This accounted for 13.2% of total production.
The biggest declines were seen in skipjack or gulyasan at 35.6%, bigeye tuna tambakol or bariles at 28.8%, P. Vannamei at 22.4%, blue crab or alimasag at 19.6%, Bali sardinella or tamban at 15%, mudcrab or alimango at 11.9%, fimbricated sardines or tunsoy at 11.2%, roundscad or galunggong at 10.4%, cavalla or talakitok at 6.7%, milkfish or bangus at 1.2%, and frigate tuna or tulingan at 0.2%.
Increases were recorded in grouper or lapu-lapu at 25.5%, Indian mackerel or alumahan at 20.7%, slipmouth or sapsap at 17.9%, yellowfin tuna or tambakol or bariles at 12.5%, threadfin bream or bisugo at 12.1%, big-eye scad or matangbaka at 9.1%, squid or pusit at 6.4%, tilapia at 3.1%, and tiger prawn at 0.6%.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. earlier expressed confidence in a better performance of the country's agriculture sector in the second quarter, citing improved weather conditions and government interventions.
The country, however, was hit by a series of storms at the start of the third quarter in July — tropical cyclones Crising (International Wipha), Dante (international name: Francisco), and Emong (international name: Co-may), along with the southwest monsoon or Habagat.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) estimated that these caused production loss or coss of damage of P1.960 billion as of July 30, affecting 66,689 farmers and fisherfolk. —VAL, GMA Integrated News