Author: DA Press Office Average farmgate prices of palay climbed steadily in the months following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision to suspend rice importation from
Mico Virata The Department of Agriculture has intensified the rollout of its flagship rice access program, “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!,” in Metro Manila, aiming to provide
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture (DA) is expanding the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na” initiative in Metro Manila in a bid to make affordable rice
By PTV NEWS-DAC By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet Ahead of an upcoming cycle for rice, the country’s staple grain, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking to expedite the process
Philippine News Agency MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is crafting a measure for quantitative restrictions on rice importers to ensure support to local
Ada Pelonia THE Department of Agriculture (DA) will require importers to purchase palay to secure rice import allocations in the second half of 2026. Agriculture Secretary
By Dexter Barro II The Department of Agriculture (DA) is studying the imposition of a new maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on imported rice to prevent a surge in prices amid
Ada Pelonia Vietnam rice prices are still in a slump mainly due to lackluster demand from its buyers, particularly the Philippines—its largest market—which has resumed
ANN/VIETNAM NEWS – The Philippines is considering adopting the price of Vietnam’s fragrant rice variety Dai Thom 8 (DT8) as the new reference point for its rice import tariff