By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for a modest increase in tariffs on imported rice to at least 25 percent from the current 15 percent, which will support local farmers. This is part of the Marcos administration’s target measure to gradually revert to the original 35 percent tariff on […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) will push to increase the current 15 percent tariff on imported rice during the third periodic review to help lift local palay prices without rocking the retail market while market conditions are favorable. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. told […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The government should prioritize the implementation of the floor price mechanism for both palay and corn in the last three years of the Marcos administration, the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI) said. PCAFI said the imposition of the floor price mechanism would […]
By JAMIL SANTOS, VINCE ANGELO FERRERAS, GMA Integrated News In his 2024 State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. highlighted the hardships confronting the Filipinos due to the rising prices of food. “The hard lesson of this last year has made it very clear that whatever current data proudly bannering our country as […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines – Domestic palay (unmilled rice) output likely rose in the second quarter of this year due to favorable weather conditions, leading to reduced imports of the staple. In its latest report, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) estimated palay production at 4.35 million metric tons (MT) in the […]
By Manila Standard The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday denounced reports of rice traders allegedly buying fresh, wet palay at only P5 per kilogram in Nueva Ecija during the tail-end of the harvest season. The report was initially raised by the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG), prompting the DA to launch a formal investigation. […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) lowered the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice to P43 per kilogram (kg) from P45 previously. This went into force on Wednesday, in response to declining global market prices. The DA made the decision following the continued decline of […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to conduct ground-level consultations and tackle the recent downturn in rice prices ahead of Congressional deliberations on the Rice Industry and Consumer Empowerment (RICE) Act. In a statement on Monday, the DA said it would gather inputs or suggestions from […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has directed his undersecretaries—particularly those overseeing operations and the National Rice Industry Development Program—to conduct on-the-ground consultations with farmers and lawmakers in preparation for congressional deliberations on the proposed Rice Act. Secretary Tiu Laurel, currently abroad recovering from a medical procedure, said those tasked to carry out the […]
By Othel V. Campos The Department of Agriculture (DA), in partnership with the Sorosoro Ibaba Development Cooperative (SIDC), rolled out the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” initiative across 15 newly-opened KADIWA ng Pangulo outlets in Batangas province on Thursday. SIDC, one of the country’s largest agri-based cooperatives, plays a central role in the distribution of subsidized […]
