Overall price growth down but global conditions cause food costs to climb Farmers plant rice seedlings that are part of a breeding program for late-maturing varieties, at the
(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday that the Philippines produced a record-high 20 million metric tons (MT) of rice last year, which is 1.5 percent
The Philippine National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is keeping a close watch on the rice fields of Central Luzon, the country’s rice granary, in anticipation of a decrease
President Marcos, who was here for a two-day state visit, witnessed the exchange of notes between Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Agriculture Minister Le Minh
Vietnam views the Philippines as one of its most important rice importers, Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has told visiting Secretary of the Philippine
(INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / EDWIN BACASMAS) MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will import up to 2 million metric tons of rice from Vietnam yearly for five years. The
Philippines, Vietnam seal deals on South China Sea security, rice Philippine President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart, Vo Van Thuong
Vietnam will supply the Philippines with rice for five years, as confirmed by the Presidential Communications Office on Tuesday. The two Southeast Asian countries signed a
Workers unload sacks of rice from a delivery truck along Dagupan Street in Tondo, Manila on January 22, 2024. MANILA, Philippines — At least 56,090 metric tons (MT) of imported