Agricultural trade deficit tops $3 billion in Q3

THE agricultural goods trade was in deficit by $3.01 billion in the third quarter, widening by 1.5% year-on-year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a report, the PSA said agricultural trade — the sum of exports and imports — rose 12.1% to $6.69 billion, reversing an 11.8% year-earlier decline. Agricultural exports rose 21.8%