ABACA OUTPUT in the first two months of 2019 rose 5.9% year on year to 86,036.5 bales, the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA) said.
One bale is equivalent to 125 kilograms.
The Bicol Region remained the top producer with 30,026.3 bales in the two months to February, up 35.7% year on year.
This was followed by Davao Region with 14,073.5 bales, down 12.9% from a year earlier.
Eastern Visayas produced 10,399 bales, up 8.6% from a year earlier.
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) produced 10,276.5 bales in the two months, up 3.5% year on year.
Caraga produced 7,583.5 bales, down 19.4% from a year earlier.
Northern Mindanao produced 5,682.5 bales, down 25.4%, while Western Visayas produced 5,092.9 bales, up 135.5%. — Reicelene Joy N. Ignacio
