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Philippine Star
Philippine Star
Catherine Talavera – The Philippine Star December 14, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The value of the country’s agricultural trade grew 14.8 percent to $5.93 billion in the third quarter on the back of double-digit increases in imports and exports, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The third quarter figure is significantly higher than the 0.4 percent increase registered in the same quarter last year. However, it is a slower growth compared to the 33.6 percent increase in the second quarter of this year. Agricultural imports accounted for 70.3 percent of total agricu…