Agriculture

Suggested price cap on foreign rice cut anew

The Department of Agriculture (DA) lowered the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice…

Cost of producing palay rose 7% to P14.52 per kilo

Higher farm input and labor costs jacked up the average cost of producing palay or…

Gov’t warned vs using agri sector as bargaining chip

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) cautioned the Philippine government against using the agriculture sector…

Agri group presents wish list for coffee, major farm products

The government is urged to invest billions in key high-value crops, including coffee, to support…

DA to tackle rice farmers’ concern on price downturn

The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to conduct ground-level consultations and tackle the recent downturn…

PSA: domestic rice output grew in Q2

Domestic palay (unmilled rice) output likely rose in the second quarter of this year due…

Reality, not rhetoric, to fight corruption and waste


It takes reality, not rhetoric, to successfully fight government corruption and waste. With Agriculture Secretary…

Agri biz group pushes for P100-M logistics project

The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (Pcafi) is pushing for a container logistics…

P1-B budget sought to start corn procurement program

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking a budget of up to P1 billion to…

BIZ BUZZ: MVP gains appetite for more dairy

It seems that tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan is eyeing another dairy farm up north to…