Monday, July 16, 2007 RP poultry, livestock output up by 2% By Joy Romares-Sevilla
THE Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) revealed production of the country's poultry sub-sector as of March this year has recovered from the slump it experienced last year.
BAS report said the country's poultry output has increased by 2.30 percent during the first quarter of the year.
It added that the sub-sector has contributed about 15 percent to the total agriculture production of the country.
For the first quarter of the year, chicken registered a 2.32 percent increase in production. At current prices, the sub-sector grossed P30.3 billion and indicated a 9.72 percent increase from the same period last year.
The livestock sub-sector, on the other hand, has put up almost the same growth rate that it recorded during the first quarter of last year.
There is a 2.2 percent increase noted for livestock production as of March, BAS reported.
An increase in the production of hog, goat and dairy was reported during the reference period.
On the other hand, the sub-sector garnered P39.3 billion worth of output.
This translated to about 4 percent growth in gross earnings this year.
Its share in total agricultural output was 12.63 percent.
The country's agriculture recorded a 3.55 percent growth during the first quarter of the year. The crops, livestock and poultry sub-sectors registered production increases of more than two percent each during the period.
