By Giselle P. Jordan

THE country’s rice and corn stocks increased in January, said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Data showed total rice stocks at 2.34 million metric tons (MT) as of Jan. 1, or 6.4-percent higher the 2.20 million MT in the same period last year. However, it was 13.5-percent lower than the 2.71 million MT in December 2025.

Stocks at National Food Authority ( A) warehouses recorded a 54.1-percent annual increase.

On the other hand, annual decreases were seen in rice stocks in households (1.1 percent) and the commercial sector (0.2 percent).

Month-on-month, stocks in the commercial sector declined by 29.7 percent, while those in A warehouses declined by 3.8 percent. Stocks in households climbed by 1.4 percent.

As for stocks for the month, 44.6 percent were from households, 36.7 percent from the commercial sector, and 18.7 percent from A warehouses.

Corn stocks

Corn stocks as of Jan. 1 totaled 516,990 MT, or 38.8 percent higher than the 372,420 MT in the same period in 2025. However, it is lower by 23.6 percent from the 676,290 MT a month earlier.

Compared to January 2025 levels, corn stocks from households rose by 51.1 percent, and those from the commercial sector expanded by 36.7 percent.

Compared to December 2025, corn stocks in the commercial sector dropped by 25.7 percent, while those in households were down by 10.1 percent.

Some 83.8 percent of corn stocks were from the commercial sector, while the other 16.2 percent were from households.

Published Date: February 9, 2026