Major Non-Food and Industrial Crops Quarterly Bulletin, October-December 2019
October 2019 to December 2019
Abaca
- Abaca fibers production from October to December 2019 was estimated at
17.51 thousand metric tons, which represents a drop of2.9 percent from its level in the same quarter of previous year of18.03 thousand metric tons. - Bicol Region was recorded as the highest producer of abaca fiber from October to December 2019, which shared
37.1 percent to the national total abaca production. This was followed by Eastern Visayas and Davao Region at17.2 percent and13.0 percent, respectively.
