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DA eyes hiking tariff on rice imports to 25%

Kaxandra Salonga, ABS-CBN News MANILA — The Department of Agriculture plans to propose gradually increasing the tariff on imported rice to 25 percent from the current 15 percent to help raise farmgate prices of palay ahead of the next harvest season. Farmers have attributed low palay prices to rice imports, which the government no longer […]

Multiple market players rise leads to rice price increase during harvesting

Sponsored content Rice supply unpredictability relative to market demand often leads to price volatility, which draws criticism toward key traders, especially millers, according to industry complaints. In recent years, during the peak Aman and Boro harvesting seasons, paddy prices remained high instead of falling as expected, due to new traders entering the market and many […]