Agriculture managed to post 0.04 percent growth in July to September, rebounding from a 0.37-percent contraction in the second quarter, as    gains in the poultry, livestock and fisheries sub-sectors offset weather-related crop losses.

In the year to date, farm sector growth hit 0.65 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday. The third-quarter report was released ahead of the announcement of gross domestic growth figures later this month.

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