Agriculture

PH bans pork imports from Spain 

The Philippines has banned pork imports from Spain, the country’s second largest source of pork,…

DA expects slowdown in prices of premium homegrown rice    

The massive distribution of a locally developed rice variety is expected to lower retail prices…

Japanese tech sweetens Philippine sugar yield

Sugar plantations in the Philippines recorded a 20.8-percent increase in yield after adopting Japan’s modern…

NFA auction of aging rice draws interest

After a failed bidding in October, a second attempt by the National Food Authority (NFA)…

Nueva Ecija stock farm boosts hopes for PH dairy modernization

A P59-million stock farm in Nueva Ecija brings a new ray of hope for the…

PH sugar output seen flat due to pests, excess rainfall

Sugar production in the Philippines is projected to remain flat in the current marketing year…

BIZ BUZZ: P20/kg rice sale takes spotlight

The Marcos administration’s P20/kilogram rice sale will take the spotlight in the upcoming “Kadiwa ng…

Food sales in the Philippines seen rising 5% in 2025

The Philippines’ food sales are projected to grow by 5 percent this year, fueled by…

Barges are sometimes better than ships

When we think of transporting agricultural goods to a separate island, we think of ships.…

Over $1 billion worth of PH agri goods spared from US tariff

More than $1 billion worth of the Philippines’ agricultural exports to the United States are…