Coconut vendor in Opol, Misamis Oriental. The province is one of the country's major producers of coconut.

Crops. Misamis Oriental is self-sufficient in some crops. Forty-three percent of the land is cultivated with cereals, fruit trees, vegetables, root crops, and industrial, non-food plants. The top five agricultural products are coconut, banana, corn, rice, papaya and cassava.

The province is one of the country's major producers of coconut. This explains the presence of coco-based factories such as Pilipinas Kao, Inc., Fiesta Brands, IndoPhil Oil Mills, Limketkai and Sons Milling Corporation, and Pacific Activated Carbon Company.

Livestock and poultry. Hog population remains highest among livestock. Poultry production is increasing because of the entry of leading multi-national food processors -- like San Miguel Corporation, Swifts Corporation and Purefoods -- that promote contract-growing schemes.

To support its expansion, Swifts Corporation has constructed the biggest dressing facility in Mindanao at the PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate.

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