Growth in the Philippines poultry sector showed a 3.6% increase in the first half of 2011, according to the country's Bureau of Agricultural Statistics. Poultry's contribution to the country's total agricultural production was 13.35%.
Chicken production grew by 3.8% and chicken egg production went up by 3.48%. The total gross for poultry was PHP 77.8 billion (US$1.83 billion), 0.16% higher than 2010 numbers.
Overall, agriculture in the Philippines posted a 5.48% growth in the first six months of 2011.
