Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The scrapping of India’s minimum export price (MEP) on its non-Basmati white rice bodes well for the
By Liza Agoot BAGUIO CITY — Rice and vegetable seeds are now available for farmers affected by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami), a Department of
By Connie Calipay LEGAZPI CITY – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 5 (Bicol) targets to expand the contract farming program with more than 3,000 hectares of rice
Bella Cariaso – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Despite being the world’s biggest rice importer, with at least 3.29 million metric tons imported, retail
By bno – Taipei Office Metrobank Research has projected that declining rice prices will help maintain inflation at a stable 2% for the remainder of the year, enabling the
By: Jordeene B. Lagare Recent typhoons have impacted local food production, with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reporting a drop in palay (unhusked rice) output in the
By: Jordeene B. Lagare The Philippines is expected to import more rice this year and next, remaining as the world’s top importer of this staple food as the El Niño, La Niña
Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News MANILA — The price of well-milled rice sold under the Rice-For-All Program will decrease to P43 from P45 per kilo, the Department of Agriculture (DA)
PNA MANILA – The retail prices of rice are expected to decline by as much as PHP5 to PHP7 at the onset of 2025 with the anticipated signing of amendments to the Rice