The country’s agricultural trade decreased by 4 percent to $4.19 billion (at least P218.2 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2017 as exports fell and imports rose, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

Latest PSA data showed that the sector’s trade value plunged 3.6 percent from $4.35 billion in 2016 as total exports dipped 15.34 percent to $1.3 billion from $1.54 billion a year earlier.

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