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21
Oct

Economic dev’t committee reviewing recommendations to adjust rice tariff

ricenews / 3 months
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THE Economic Development Committee (EDCom) said it is seeking to strike a balance between protecting farmers and limiting the inflationary impact on consumers in adjusting rice import tariffs. In a statement on Monday, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) said Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan, who co-chaired the 5th EDCom meeting, said the EDCom […]

26
Sep

President Marcos eye longer rice import ban, higher tariff—DA chief

ricenews / 4 months
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2 min read

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is moving to tighten the country’s rice import policy by extending the current two-month import suspension and raising tariffs on foreign rice, in a bid to stabilize palay prices and protect Filipino farmers during the peak of the harvest season. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. made the announcement Wednesday, […]

23
Sep

Turkey Repeals Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Rice

ricenews / 4 months
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ANKARA, TURKEY – Earlier today, Presidential Decision 10435 was published in Turkey’s Official Gazette repealing the 2018 decision to impose retaliatory duties on certain imported goods – including rice – from the United States. Effective this week, the repeal comes ahead of President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting at the White House, […]

08
Aug

What Japan’s Struggling Rice Market Teaches Us About US Tariffs

ricenews / 6 months
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4 min read

Tariffs may sound patriotic, but they almost always weaken the very industries they’re supposed to protect. Japan eats a lot of rice. And it imposes tariffs on foreign rice to protect domestic producers — sometimes as high as 700 hundred percent. The result has been a disaster for Japan’s rice industry: the opposite of what […]

06
Aug

Farmers say delayed action on rice tariffs, prices pushed many into debt, loss

ricenews / 6 months
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5 min read

Story by SHERYLIN UNTALAN, GMA Integrated News The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on Tuesday criticized what it called the government’s delay in imposing safeguards for local rice farmers, saying many have already been pushed into debt, with some questioning whether it is still worth planting at all. “Well on the one hand, nasisiyahan kami […]

05
Aug

Farmers’ group slams DA plan to halt rice imports, raise tariffs

ricenews / 6 months
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2 min read

By: Kathleen de Villa – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — A peasant group on Tuesday slammed the latest proposed scheme of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to temporarily halt rice importation and revert to higher tariffs, calling it another sham “pro-farmer” policy. According to the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), the DA’s interim proposal to address […]

05
Aug

DA: Rice import tariff hike would help move local rice stock

ricenews / 6 months
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2 min read

By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture’s recommendation to increase the tariffs on imported rice aims to ”flush out local rice” to the local markets, Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said Monday. ”Well basically, marami tayong stocks ng [we have lots of stocks of] local rice and we have to move […]

01
Aug

Thai Rice Exporters Shrug Off New US Tariff, Eye Broader Market Challenges

ricenews / 6 months
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2 min read

Association chief says 19% US tariff is manageable, but warns of global oversupply and Japan’s shift towards US rice Thailand’s rice exporters are downplaying the immediate impact of the new 19% US tariff on imported goods, which came into effect today, August 1, 2025. While acknowledging the duty, they are more concerned about global market […]

31
Jul

DA eyeing rice tariffs hike to 25% to arrest farmgate price decline

ricenews / 6 months
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3 min read

Ada Pelonia THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking at recommending the increase in rice tariffs to around 25 percent in the third periodic review to arrest the decline in farmgate prices of palay. Agriculture deputy spokesperson Joycel Panlilio said the proposal tallies with the DA’s bid to gradually hike the duties levied on rice […]

30
Jul

DA to push for rice tariff hike

ricenews / 6 months
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3 min read

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 […]

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