By: Jordeene B. Lagare – The Philippines is expected to set a new record for rice imports this year and next, driven by growing demand from its increasing population. The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) projects the country’s rice imports to reach 5 million metric tons (MT) in 2024, a 6.4% increase […]
By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter PHILIPPINE rice imports in 2025 will be driven by the expected decline in the production of palay (unmilled rice) this year, analysts said. “We will have to import more next year to cover up the drop in production this year. Aside from this, demand for rice will increase because of […]
MANILA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Alex Quinones has been a rice farmer in the Philippines for almost five decades – last summer was the first time his field dried up, forcing many of his neighbors to swap farm life for street sweeping. “We were not able to harvest any rice. This drought was unlike anything […]
MANILA: The Embassy of Pakistan in Manila is pleased to announce that Pakistani rice exporter Fuad Garib has been awarded the Best Market Achievement Award at the World Rice Conference 2024. This recognition marks the first time a Pakistani rice company has received this award on an international platform, a significant achievement for Pakistan’s rice […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare The Philippines stands to benefit from the Indian government’s move to scrap the floor price on its rice exports as the recent development is expected to stabilize retail prices and supply of rice. Rowena Sadicon, founder of the Philippine Rice Information System, said the removal of the minimum export price (MEP) […]
Harlene Delgado, ABS-CBN News MANILA — The National Irrigation Administration has suggested changing the planting calendar for rice to minimize damage to crops due to storms. This was after severe tropical storm Kristine caused an estimated P6 billion worth of damage to rice production. NIA administrator Engr. Eduardo Guillen said this translates to around 100,000 […]
By Janine Alexis Miguel RICE production likely fell in the third quarter due to a series of storms that hit the country over the July-September period, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday. Agriculture Assistant Secretary and spokesman Arnel de Mesa told reporters that output remained constrained by the impact of the El Niño […]
Vietnam continues to assert its dominance as the top rice exporter to the Philippines, with 2.91 million tonnes shipped as of the late October, or over 79% of the Philippines’ total rice imports, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines. Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam continues to assert its dominance as the top rice […]
By Janine Alexis Miguel RICE imports as of late October have already exceeded the 2023 total, data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed. Inbound shipments of the staple totaled 3.67 million metric tons (MT) as of Oct. 24, the DA’s Bureau Plant Industry reported, surpassing the 3.61 million MT imported for the whole of […]
As part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to ensure food security amid crises, the Department of Agriculture (DA) assured that rice supply remains sufficient in areas affected by Typhoons Kristine and Leon. In a televised briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), DA Director Lorna Calda said 1,447 bags of rice stocks […]
