PRODUCTION of coconut, coffee, abaca, and rubber fell in the second quarter, while output of sugar, tobacco, and cacao rose, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.
According to its major non-food and industrial crops bulletin, the PSA said coconut production fell 2.6% year on year to 3.24 million metric tons (MT).
The Davao Region was the top producer, accounting for 14% or 453,063 MT, followed by Northern Mindanao with 12.9% or 417,114 MT, and Zamboanga Peninsula 12.7% or 411,814 MT.
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