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Posted on September 21, 2011 05:10:48 PM | BREAKING NEWS
Q3 palay output up 20%
PALAY OUTPUT is estimated to have grown by around 20% in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, an Agriculture official told reporters on Wednesday.
"We are just waiting for the final numbers but based on on our initial evaluation, third quarter increase in palay production compared to last year will not be less than 20%," Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala told reporters yesterday.
A 20% growth would mean 3.16 million tons of palay was produced for July to September versus the 2.64 million tons recorded in the same period last year.
Mr. Alcala attributed the higher palay output for the year to the department's assistance to farmers.
--Louella D. Desiderio