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Indonesia boosts rice production, cuts global prices to US$371/ton

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Andi Amran Sulaiman, highlighted Indonesia’s influence on global rice prices by boosting production and ensuring consistent, sustainable price stability. “Indonesia has contributed to lowering global food prices from around US$650 per ton to US$371 now,” he noted in a statement on Wednesday. According to […]

NFA, Japan partner on rice warehouse

By Leander C. Domingo IN a landmark development that can boost the nation’s food security, the National Food Authority (NFA) broke ground on a cutting-edge, P800-million warehouse facility in Cauayan City, Isabela on Oct. 21, 2025. This state-of-the-art Cauayan City Modern Warehouse project, backed by the Japanese government, promises to revolutionize how the country procures, […]

Pangasinan, NFA Ink Partnership to Strengthen Local Rice Production

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Provincial Government of Pangasinan, under the leadership of Governor Ramon V. Guico III, has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the National Food Authority (NFA) on October 27, 2025 to strengthen local rice production and provide greater support to Pangasinan farmers. The signing ceremony was led by Governor Guico, […]

DA races to finalize reforms for fair, affordable rice

Author: DA Press Office The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving swiftly to consolidate nationwide consultations on the comprehensive revision of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), confident that the reforms will help curb persistently high rice prices while restoring fairness to struggling Filipino farmers. The series of regional consultative meetings, set to conclude next week, […]

PBBM sets palay floor price as farmgate rates fall

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday issued Executive Order (EO) 100 establishing a floor price for palay (unhusked rice) and activating trigger mechanisms for its implementation to protect farmers from declining farmgate prices. Under the EO, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is mandated to determine, set, and adjust […]

Rice farmers to get P7,000 aid in 2026 as House tackles moratorium issue

By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu MANILA, Philippines — At least one million rice farmers will get a P7,000 cash aid under the proposed 2026 national budget to ensure that the agricultural sector will thrive, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said on Monday. Dy said this during the joint hearing of the House committee on agriculture […]

PHL Aug. rice inventory rises ahead of 60-day import freeze

THE national rice inventory rose 24.7% year on year at the start of the 60-day rice import freeze, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Rice stocks as of Sept. 1, the first day of the import ban, amounted to 2.07 million metric tons, the PSA said. Month on month, the national inventory was down 10.7%. […]

DA starts expanded P20 rice program in Masbate

The National Food Authority (NFA) has mobilized truckloads of rice to storm‑ravaged Masbate—one of multiple relief measures ordered by Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr.—to alleviate the suffering of tens of thousands of families hit by Severe Tropical Storm Opong over the weekend. “For one month in Masbate, starting Tuesday, we will be selling […]

Gov’t ensures affordable rice to consumers, fair market for farmers in Caraga

By Nora L. Molde BUTUAN CITY (PIA) — The government continues to step up on interventions to ensuring food security and price stability through the Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga and the National Food Authority (NFA), underscoring the benefits of the P20 per kilo rice program and palay procurement from local farmers. During the recent […]