RICE IMPORTS totaled 728,254.49 metric tons (MT) year to date at the end of February, up 84.6% from a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). According to
By Miguel Gil PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT. Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor (right) presents a token to House Speaker Martin Romualdez after the opening ceremonies of the
HANOI: Vietnam’s rice exports are estimated at 6.5-7.0 million metric tons this year, down from last year’s record high of 8.1 million tons, according to a report by Vietnam
Rice farmers in Region Two start the harvest season on a positive note, with favorable prices and weather conditions promising a productive season ahead. Essequibo Coast Rice
Procurement nearly 40% of estimated kharif season production this year. BY PRABHUDATTA MISHRA Rice procurement across the country has reached 44.15 million tonnes (mt) as of
We see a big opportunity for paddy field expansion, which will be created by the recent government decision to increase the replanting of smallholders’ oil palm estates to
By SHERILYN UNTALAN, GMA Integrated News While more provinces across the country reel from the effects of its scorching heat, the El Niño phenomenon has only affected 1% of
Katlene O. Cacho-Laurejas INFLATION rate for February rose to 3.4 percent from 2.8 percent in January as prices of rice and meat went up, the Philippine Statistics Authority
HAMBURG, March 1 (Reuters) -Indonesian state purchasing agency Bulog is believed to have purchased about 300,000 metric tons of rice an international tender which closed on