rice

DA cues P20/kg rice for mid-income homes

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is preparing to expand the government’s subsidized rice program to…

PH rice import tally to decline

The Philippines may end this year with lower rice imports as better harvests boost local…

Farm damage from ‘Tino’ hits P2.5B

Typhoon “Tino” (international name: Kalmaegi) destroyed P2.49 billion worth of agricultural produce, the Department of…

‘Gene-edited’ rice variety eyed to boost food security

The government is harnessing science and technology to significantly enhance the disease resistance of a…

Philippine rice imports expected to decline

Philippine rice imports are expected to end up 5.4 percent lower than originally expected this…

NFA raises P400M from auction of aging rice 

The National Food Authority (NFA) has sold P400 million worth of aging rice stocks via…

Global rice prices drop to lowest since April 2017 

Global rice prices have dropped to their lowest since April 2017 as countries sought to…

Lower food prices cooled November inflation to 1.5%

Inflation cooled to 1.5 percent in November after the continued decline in rice prices helped…

DA expects slowdown in prices of premium homegrown rice    

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

NFA auction of aging rice draws interest

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