By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — An increase in local rice supply and production is expected to temper any potential hike in prices despite the
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture (DA) is not expecting a drastic increase in the retail prices of rice as the government is set to raise the
By Dexter Barro II The country’s rice imports last year reached 3.37 million metric tons (MT), nearly 30 percent lower than the record high in 2024, amid the imposition of an
By Vonn Andrei E. Villamiel FILIPINO RICE FARMER Elvira C. Fadriquelan knew the numbers would not work long before she sold her wet-season harvest in October.
By Vonn Andrei E. Villamiel THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the proposed Rice Industry and Consumer Empowerment (RICE) Act is being configured to arrest low farmgate
By: Logan Kal-El M. Zapanta Will 2026 be the year the Marcos administration fully delivers on its campaign promise of bringing rice prices down to P20 per kilo? That is
Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News MANILA — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has announced an expansion of the government’s P20-per-kilo rice program this 2026,
Star Business Report USDA says on Bangladesh Bangladesh is likely to harvest more rice in the marketing year (MY) 2025-26, ending with the Aman paddy harvest, which is currently
PHILIPPINE PRODUCTION of palay (unmilled rice) is expected to decline 0.16% to 19.6 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2025-2026, the US Department of Agriculture