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Lower demand pulls down abaca export earnings

By Louise Maureen Simeon | December 28, 2015 - 9:00am

Export earnings from abaca products went down 4.4 percent in the first eight months of 2015 due to lower demand in the United States and Asia, the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) reported.

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Biotechnology helps poor man’s crop

September 16, 2015 - 10:00am

Biotechnology is helping revive declining abaca farms that would otherwise bring in dollar earnings.

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Abaca exports up 60.6% in 1st qtr

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Export earnings from abaca fiber and other manufactures rose 60.6 percent in the first quarter of the year on increased demand...

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January 19, 2014 - 12:00am

A government-funded research program has discovered new uses for banana peduncle – the stalk holding banana bunches- potentially providing small growers additional sources of income.

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From furniture to cars: Abaca plant proves worth as raw material

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | November 26, 2013 - 12:00am

What used to be known as an indigenous material common to furniture and handicraft making could now be utilized for natural fiber-reinforced plastic composite material to replace some parts of cars.

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Abaca export earnings fall 24% in Q1

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Export earnings of abaca fiber and other manufactures fell 27.4 percent in the first quarter of the year as demand for pulp...

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Export earnings from abaca fiber and other manufactures in January fell 32.6 percent on weak demand from Europe caused by the global crisis.

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Abaca export earnings down

March 16, 2013 - 12:00am

Earnings from abaca exports fell by 22.7 percent in 2012 as demand from key markets remain weak.

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February 18, 2013 - 12:00am

The government is facilitating the opening of new markets for abaca fiber and other manufactures to offset the weak demand from traditional markets.

Business

Abaca export earnings fall 20.5% in Jan-Sept

December 12, 2012 - 12:00am

Export earnings from abaca fiber and manufactures fell 20.5 percent in the first nine months of the year because of lower demand for pulp and raw fiber, according to the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FI...

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