THE producer price index (PPI) for agriculture increased by 21.7 percent in the first quarter of the year, or higher than the 5.6-percent uptick recorded in the first three months of 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Monday.

The growth in the first quarter of 2023, however, was lower than the 24.7 percent posted in the fourth quarter of 2022.

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