Mango production in Pangasinan is expected to drop this year and as a result, prices are set to skyrocket, after harvests were crippled by a typhoon that hit last year.
Pangasinan is one of the top producers of mango in the country but the industry was severely affected by Typhoon Cosme which hit the province in May 2008.
The Department of Agriculture estimated damages to century-old mango trees at about P1 billion adding that it will take years to recover the loss.
Local manufacturers of dried mangos have asked for help from the government to mitigate the possible shortage.
The provincial agriculture office, meanwhile, vowed to help by giving trainings to help address the problem.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
Publication date: 3/20/2009
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