THE national rice inventory rose 24.7% year on year at the start of the 60-day rice import freeze, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Rice stocks as of Sept. 1,
By VNA The Philippine Department of Agriculture said on Thursday that the Marcos administration had ramped up agricultural support and expanded the harvest area of paddy to drive
Story by Giselle P. Jordan RICE was a bit more expensive while meat was significantly cheaper in early September, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – Local palay (unhusked rice) production in the Philippines is projected to rise in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest outlook
July’s figure was the softest since October 2019, when inflation stood at 0.6 percent. Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral- Philippine Daily Inquirer MANILA – Inflation cooled to
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Palay production in the first half rebounded to over nine million metric tons, hitting a
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
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) will push to increase the current 15 percent tariff on imported
By ANNA FELICIA BAJO and TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News Around this time last year, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. opened his third State of the Nation Address