AGRICULTURAL officials cited the poor conditions for crops in the El Niño-hit second quarter, signaling another contraction when the agricultural output report is released today.
Aug 142016
Apr 122016
NORTHERN MINDANAO, the region most affected by El Niño, has started experiencing light to moderate rainfall beginning last week following cloud-seeding operations, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Apr 062016
THE AGRICULTURE department is maintaining its overall output growth targets for 2016 despite extensive damage from El Niño, saying that livestock, poultry and other crops will help offset losses to grain production caused by the severe dry spell.
Apr 052016
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) is gearing for the faster deployment of funds and materials to El Niño hot spots, Secretary Proceso Alcala said in a statement yesterday.
Mar 102016
DAVAO CITY — The banana industry does not expect to recover this year from the 62% drop in export receipts in 2015 given the prevailing El Niño, which is expected to last until July, and following to the decline in global market prices due to competition.
Feb 152016
THE GOVERNMENT should continue forging trade agreements, investing in public infrastructure and implementing El Niño mitigation measures to sustain growth this year, the Finance department’s chief economist said.
Oct 152015
DAVAO CITY — Mindanao will have sufficient power in the coming months even under the worst-case scenario for the current dry conditions due to the entry of new fossil-fuel plants and given proper management of water levels in the southern island’s two main hydroelectric complexes.
Apr 232015
DAVAO CITY — Banana production increased by 2.8% in 2014 to 8.88 million metric tons (MT), according to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics’ (BAS) Major Crops Bulletin, but this year’s output could suffer a setback as the prevailing mild El Niño has started to affect harvest.
Jan 272013
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects palay production to reach 7.90 million metric tons (MT) in the first six months of 2013, a flat growth rate from the 7.89 million MT recorded in the same period in 2012. DA said palay production in the first half of the year would likely be spared from the adverse effects of the El Niño phenomenon in the summer at irrigation facilities have already been put in place and the transfer of the bulk of palay cultivation in the early part of the year. In a report, DA’s Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) said the total harvest area may increase by 0.1 percent to 2.038 million hectares in the January to June this year from 2.036 million hectares in 2012. Yield per hectare, however, may remain at 2012 level of 3.88 MT. Based on standing crop, palay production in the first quarter of the year is forecast to reach 4.27 million MT, up by 7.1 percent from the output of 3.99 million MT in 2012. Based on farmers’ planting intentions, April to June forecasts indicate reductions in production, harvest area and yield by 6.9 percent, 4.1 percent and three percent respectively. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 The expected drop in production during the second quarter was because most farmers opted to concentrate the bulk of palay production in the early part of the year. “This time, we are more prepared. As long as we have sufficient irrigation, Read More …