El Niño, storms slashed abaca output in 2019–PhilFida

Jasper Y. Arcalas – February 10, 2020 The country’s abaca production last year fell by almost 8 percent to 70,000 metric tons, from 76,000 MT in 2018 due to unfavorable weather conditions, the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFida) said. PhilFida Executive Director Kennedy T. Costales told the […]