rice

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…

Congress must move on the damaging rice tariff 

Because our rice farmers are suffering as never before due to the 15 percent rice…

Rice imports drop 16% amid ban on inbound cargoes

Inbound rice shipments this year have declined as of early October amid the government’s temporary…

Top economists warn vs hike in rice tariff

Lifting the rice import ban while retaining the 15-percent tariff rate on imported rice is…

Philrice testing rice farm pest control via drone

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is utilizing drone technology to spray herbicides and manage…