The total value of Philippine agricultural trade dropped by 6.6 percent from $4.45 billion in the first quarter of 2017 to $4.16 billion in the first quarter of 2018.

The total value of Philippine agricultural trade grew by 6.5 percent in the third quarter of 2017 to $4.450 billion from $4.180 billion registered during the same period of 2016.

The Philippine external total trade for agricultural commodities went up by 11.4 percent in the first quarter of 2017 reaching $4.133 billion from $3.710 billion in the same period of 2016.