By Darryl John Esguerra. MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday signed into law a measure seeking to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) as the government moves to ensure stable food supply and lower rice prices. In his speech in Malacañang, Marcos said Republic Act (RA) 12078, or the Agricultural Tariffication Act, […]
By Lan Do Vietnam’s rice exports achieved a record-breaking $5.3 billion revenue in the first 11 months of the year, up 22.4% year-on-year and 10.8% against the whole 2023. This significant growth underscores the sector’s resilience and adaptability in the global market, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). Businesses attributed this […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – @inquirerdotnet MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is expected to launch the Rice-for-All program next week in two Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT) and Light Rail Manila Transit Line 1 (LRT) stations. The department also plans to release new rice varieties called “sulit rice” and “nutri rice” […]
Andrea Taguines, ABS-CBN News MANILA – More than 700 shipping containers filled with imported rice continue to languish at Manila ports even after securing customs clearance, said the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Friday. According to PPA General Manager Jay Santiago, 736 overstaying containers were recorded as of the end of November. He said these […]
Teresa D. Ellera Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is urging local rice farmers to increase their annual production to six tons per hectare. “I urge our farmers to increase their yield from four tons to six tons per hectare,” Lacson said, expressing his gratitude to Negrenses, especially the farmers, for their role in uplifting […]
THE national rice inventory rose to 2.46 million metric tons (MMT) in November, up 24.4% year on year, according to preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Rice stocks consisted of 57.6% held by commercial traders, 36.6% by households, and 5.8% by the National Food Authority (NFA). NFA and commercial warehouses grew their holdings, […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News Inflation print of the country’s food staple rice, which had been trailing at double-digits since late last year, continued its downtrend to a single digit in November still amid combined base effects and impact of reduced tariff rates for the imported grain, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday. […]
By Janine Alexis Miguel RICE imports have surpassed last year’s level, data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed, reaching a new record high of 4.25 million metric tons (MT) just before the end of November. The latest report from the DA’s Bureau of Plant Industry said that rice shipments as of Nov. 28 had […]
Author: DA Press Office Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. has called for renewed action to curb rice wastage in the Philippines, saying the current levels could feed 2.8 million Filipinos annually. Data from the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) show that household rice wastage decreased to 255,000 metric tons in 2019, down from […]
By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet In yesterday’s (Nov. 27) inaugural meeting of the newly established Murang Pagkain Supercommittee, House Ways and Means panel chair Joey Salceda emphasized that their goal is to bring rice prices as close as possible to the President’s aspiration of P20 per kilo. “A big part of that is cutting down excessive […]
