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MLS 2C
Agriculture
Came
Importance of Agriculture:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Source of Livelihood
Contribution to National Income
Supply of Food
Contribution to Foreign Exchange
Resources
Vast Employment Opportunities
Source of Government Income
Basis of Economic Development
Impact
PHILIPPINE
AGRICULTURE
SITUATION
Performance of Philippine
Agriculture
Agriculture
expanded by 1.83
percent in 2014.
http://www.bas.gov.ph/?ids=agriperformance
The
crops subsector
which shared 51.71
percent in total
agricultural
production grew by
3.25 percent during
the year.
Livestock
production
increased by 1.02
percent.
The poultry
subsector inched up
by 0.27 percent.
Fisheries
production declined
by 0.15 percent in
2014
On
the average,
farmgate prices
went up by 7.74
percent from last
year's quotations.
Exports
Northern Mindanao
Pineapple
SOCCSKSARGEN
Yellowfin Tuna
Skipjack Tuna
Davao Region
Banana
Coconut
Imports
wheat
& meslin
(USA and Canada)
soyabean oil/cake meal
(USA and Argentina)
milk & cream & products
(Ne Zealand and USA)
Major markets:
coconut oil:
banana fresh:
tuna:
pineapple and products:
Value of total agricultural
imports:
% agriculture in total
imports:
Top agricultural import
commodities:
Major suppliers:
wheat and meslin:
soyabean oil/cake meal:
milk & cream&
products:
rice:
P 74 billion
Source:
http://countrystat.bas.gov.ph/?cont=3
Major markets:
coconut oil:
banana fresh:
tuna:
pineapple and products:
Value of total agricultural
imports:
% agriculture in total
imports:
Top agricultural import
commodities:
Major suppliers:
wheat and meslin:
USA (63%), Canada (12%)
soyabean oil/cake meal: USA (50%), Argentina (48%)
milk & cream&
New Zealand (36%), USA (35%)
products:
Source:
http://countrystat.bas.gov.ph/?cont=3