rice

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)…

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…

PH, Korea boost rice supply chain with new Nueva Ecija complex

The Philippine and Korean governments inaugurated new rice seed processing and cold storage facilities in…

Global rice prices eased down in October as harvests set in

Benchmark international prices of milled declined in October as harvests started or improved in some…

Implementing the correct rice tariff

The government must immediately implement the correct rice tariff. This is especially important now,  because…

Gov’t corporation resumes fertilizer import program 

After more than four decades, the state-controlled Planters Products Inc. (PPI) has resumed importing fertilizers…

Agri dep’t earmarks P3.3B for rice facilities

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has earmarked P3.3 billion to improve rice yield and reduce…