The National Food Authority (NFA) increased its palay (unmilled rice) purchases by more than 400 percent in September, although it fell short of its target procurement due to good harvest and ...
The government’s sale of rice at P42 per kilogram in Kadiwa outlets for vulnerable populations is unsustainable, an ...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will strictly implement the P42 per kilo rice program in select public markets in Metro ...
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 ...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Thursday, Nov. 28, announced there is a need to slash rice tariffs during ...
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Sticky high rice prices
WHY do rice prices remain sticky high? The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported last week that well-milled rice (5-percent ...
There are 2.4 million rice farmers in the Philippines, but only over 50 percent have their own land, the Philippine Rice ...
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 ...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said on Monday, November 18, that retail prices for well-milled rice should be ...
“The funding will help the government support rice farmers during the wet season, when palay prices typically decline due to increased harvests and limited drying facilities,” the NFA said in a ...