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PH attains all-time high palay, corn harvests in 2021

MANILA - Bigger budget, focused plans and interventions, and hardworking farmers and industry partners translate to record-breaking sectoral performance as the country's national palay (paddy rice) and corn production hit record levels at 19.96 million metric tons (MMT) and 8.3 MMT, respectively in 2021. "These palay and corn production levels are the highest in the country's history under the Duterte administration. Thanks to our continued strong partnership with organized farmers' groups, local government units (LGUs), the private sector, other institutions, and rice and corn industry stakeholders," Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a news release on Thursday. The palay output was 3.4 percent higher than the 19.29 MMT in 2020, while corn yield was 2.2 percent better than two years ago, the feats attained despite the Covid-19 pandemic, community lockdowns and logistical bottlenecks, and adverse weather conditions, he said. The record harvests were a resul ....

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