By Janine Alexis Miguel DOMESTIC rice production is expected to fall below 19.4 million metric tons (MT) this year due to damage caused by successive typhoons, the Department of
By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter IMPORTERS are cornering much of the value from the lowering of rice tariffs, with prices not falling as much as they should have, a
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The average mechanization level of the country’s rice farms could hit three horsepower per hectare
The Department of Agriculture said a retail price of around P42 per kilo for well-milled rice represents a “happy balance” that meets both the needs of Filipino consumers and
By: Jordeene B. Lagare Despite solidifying its position as a leader in biotechnology in Southeast Asia, regulatory hurdles stemming from legal woes hampered the adoption of
Reuters BENGALURU, MUMBAI, HANOI, BANGKOK AND BANGLADESH: Vietnam’s rice export prices dipped to their lowest in more than a year on concerns about Indonesian rice imports in
By: Jordeene B. Lagare Philippine rice imports are inching closer to the 4-million metric ton (MT) mark, already surpassing a previous record achieved in 2022, as a confluence of
PAKISTAN is seeking to increase its exports of rice to the Philippines if the latter commits to take up a guaranteed volume, its ambassador to Manila said. “We are the
By John Rey Saavedra CEBU CITY – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) will distribute drought-tolerant and submergence-tolerant rice varieties to Visayas