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: Mary Joy Salcedo MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s program of P20 per kilo of rice has created “so much injustice” for farmers, Teodoro Mendoza, a scientist at the University of the Philippines and Science Director of the Community Legal Help and Policy Center said this Monday. His statement comes right before the […]
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO and TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News Around this time last year, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. opened his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) not with his administration’s feats, but with the daunting reality check that the fruits of economic progress were not felt by ordinary Filipinos faced with the […]
By Jose Cielito Reganit MANILA – Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Friday thanked South Korea for its generous rice donation to the Philippines to support food security and disaster response measures. In an announcement on Tuesday, the Korean Embassy said it will donate 2,016 metric tons of rice to the Philippines “to […]
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 […]
MANILA: Las Piñas Rep. Mark Anthony Santos has urged colleagues in the House of Representatives to prioritise deliberations on proposed amendments to Republic Act No. 11203, or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), to ensure sustained availability of affordable rice in public markets. In a statement on Monday (July 21), Santos said the benefits promised under […]
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. […]
ASIA-RICE/ (REPEAT):RPT-ASIA RICE-Surplus supply, tepid demand push India rates to over two-year low. Reuters Thai rates widen on increase in production costs Summer-autumn harvest in Mekong Delta peaking, trader says Bangladesh to import rice ahead of upcoming flood season By Ishaan Arora July 17 (Reuters) – Indian rice prices fell to their lowest level in […]
By Giselle P. Jordan MANILA, Philippines — The price of rice decreased while that of meat increased in the first week of July, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Regular milled rice had a national average retail price of P41.57 per kilogram (kg) July 1-5. This was lower than its average retail price of […]
