MANILA — Rice prices in the Philippines are expected to decrease by 20 percent in September, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said on Monday. “We expect rice prices to go down by
A vendor arranges rice for sale at a market in Paco, Manila on March 13, 2024. MANILA, Philippines — Domestic rice prices are likely to decline in September to reflect the
Farmers work in a rice field in Bulacan on April 24, 2024. (AFP) The Philippines is once again the world’s largest rice importer, projected to import 4.1 million metric tons
THE Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) claims to have identified discrepancies in the government’s rice stock data indicating a significant 800,000-metric ton (MT) gap. The
Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai recently caught the attention of the public when he tasted rice that had been stored for 10 years to prove that it had suffered no
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has forecasted Mississippi’s 2024 rice crop at 161,000 acres, which would be a 33% increase over how much was planted in 2023. (File photo/MSU
ALL DRY A farmer in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province visits her rice farm, nowall dried up due to the absence of rain amid the El Niño weather phenomenon. The
by Stefano Vecchia An exceptional heat wave linked to El Niño is negatively impacting the cost of food staples. Rice now costs 52 pesos per kilo, an anomaly at this time of the
“Many crops, especially those highly dependent on water supply, will be badly affected.” While many of us may have gotten through college or times when money was tight
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