{
  "id": 10578388,
  "title": "Agriculture, forestry, fisheries sector targets US$18 billion in Q4 exports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/agriculture-forestry-fisheries-sector-targets-us-18-billion-in-q4",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:08:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SGGP English Edition Business",
    "slug": "sggp-english-edition-business",
    "url": "https://en.sggp.org.vn/agriculture-forestry-fisheries-sector-targets-us18-billion-in-q4-exports-post129972.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries exports in the Philippines are on track to reach the US$74 billion mark in 2026, with Q4 alone targeting US$18 billion in sales. In a September 28 conference, a Ministry of Agriculture and Environment representative highlighted the focus on measures to meet the growth and export targets for the final three months. The sector's exports in the first nine months of the year totaled an estimated US$56.3 billion, a 7.8 percent increase year-on-year. To hit the annual goal, average monthly exports need to be around US$5.97 billion during the remaining quarter. Efforts in the agriculture sector will include broadening export markets and resolving issues with standards, testing, traceability, and identification codes for growing and farming areas, as well as packing facilities. For fisheries, the ministry aims to finalize a database for managing fishing vessels, with the goal of removing the European Commission's \"yellow card\" warning by 2026. Fruit and vegetable exports will see tighter controls on growing-area codes, packing facilities, pesticide residues, and traceability. The ministry is also speeding up the integration of national and sector-specific databases, completing the land database, and enhancing environmental pollution controls.",
  "summary": "The agriculture sector needs to export nearly US$6 billion worth of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products each month in the final three months of the year to achieve its 2026 export target of US$74 billion or more.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}