REVENUES of the country's food and beverage manufacturing sector are seen to grow minimally by 3 percent this year due to slow consumer spending, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.

The USDA, in its latest Foreign Agricultural Services report, cited lower production volume and high prices of products as factors affecting lower sales in the food and beverage industry.

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