BY CHINO S. LEYCO Filipinos are projected to up their rice intake this year, solidifying the country’s rank as the sixth-largest consumer of this grain worldwide, the
A worker arranges sacks of rice at a local rice store in Quezon City on October 4, 2023. MANILA, Philippines — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) projected an
The 25 per cent customs duty for rice import has been removed and regulatory duty slashed to 5 per cent from 25 per cent, according to a notification published by the authorities
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The Philippines is projected to import more rice than initially estimated this year, further making the country the world’s top importer of
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said that the government is ready to import rice by reducing duties, if deemed necessary. The minister assured that the government is
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
Tea fertilizer price reduction agreement signed – Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries Mahinda Amaraweera. In a significant milestone for Sri Lanka’s agricultural
The Ministry of Agriculture will increase it by 300k acres from 674k to 1m In Summary • 80 per cent of the rice consumed in Kenya is imported • The high cost of production is
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