Trade deals, zero-duty access, and international exhibitions drive government’s strategy to boost competitiveness and market share. By Monitoring Desk Pakistan is stepping up
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
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
Global rice export prices showed a clear year-on-year correction in January 2026 compared with January 2025, with declines concentrated in everyday white and parboiled rice
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
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered the creation of a technical working group (TWG) on rice importation, signaling a more data-driven and strategically