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Coffee, cacao, rubber best bets

PH AGRI PERFORMANCE SEES

2Q INCREASE AS PRICES RISE

By Manny Piñol

The performance of Philippine agriculture and fisheries is expected to improve further in the Second Quarter of 2017 from an impressive 1Q 5.28% growth as new markets were opened and the world prices of prime products showed an upward trend in the latest Bloomberg report.

Coffee, cacao, rubber and corn, commodities which are traded internationally, posted increases in prices in the world market in the latest Bloomberg TV report posted this morning May 27.

In addition to the outstanding performance of these commodities, the aggressive marketing campaign of President Rody Duterte is providing a much-needed headway for Philippine products to be introduced to new markets.

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