THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that the series of storms that hit the country this month could further shrink paddy rice output by the end of the year. Agriculture Secretary ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Tuesday that it downgraded its palay (unmilled rice) production forecast for this year due to the spate of tropical cyclones that hit the country late in the ...

This year through Nov. 7, the country imported 3.896 million MT of rice, with nearly 80 percent coming from Vietnam, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry. It already breached the record-high ...

"Napapagod na ang lupa,” seasoned farmers told us over two decades ago, as my Brain Trust Inc. colleague Dr. Roehl Briones ...

Farmers plant rice seedlings that are part of a breeding program for ... “Undeniably, the combined effects of El Niño and La Niña weighed down palay (rice) production,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco ...

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the establishment of more Kadiwa ng Pangulo centers across the country, even as he urged local government units (LGUs) to buy palay directly from ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday urged local government units (LGUs) to purchase palay (unhusked rice) from local farmers to boost their profit and ensure the ...

PALAY PRODUCTION LOSS. A farmer in Mangaldan town, Pangasinan checks on his rice crops following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) in this undated photo. The Department of ...

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said palay (unmilled rice) production likely declined this year due to the damage caused by El Niño-induced droughts and several strong typhoons. “We can ...

The projected 2024 palay output is equivalent to 12.69 MMT ... Figures from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) showed that rice arrivals from January 1 to October 24 reached 3.676 MMT.

The recorded palay production losses so far have breached ... based on latest Bureau of Plant Industry data. Retail prices of imported rice in Metro Manila ranged from a low of P42 per kilo ...