By Vonn Andrei E. Villamiel, Reporter
THE PHILIPPINES’ agricultural output likely contracted in the first quarter of 2026, weighed down by a drop in major crops such as rice, and continued weakness in fisheries and livestock subsectors, analysts said.
Former Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar told BusinessWorld that he expects farm sector output to shrink by about 3% in the January-to-March period. If this projection is realized, it will be a reversal from the 2% growth recorded in the same period last year.
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