The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has proposed to slap seasonal tariffs on rice to protect local farmers and manage the ...

DA spokesman Arnel de Mesa says they hope the NFA will be allowed to release rice stocks without necessarily declaring a food ...

As of March 13, the Philippines imported a total of 641,000 metric tons of rice — almost half of the amount in nearly the ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) further reduced the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) per kilogram (kg) for imported ...

A maximum suggested retail price of P45 per kilo of imported rice will be enforced starting March 31 amid declining global ...

The government lost at least P17 billion in revenues since it reduced the tariff rate on imported rice to 15 percent in July ...

The Philippine Rice Industry Road Map – 2030,” published by the Department of Agriculture in 2018, includes a comparative analysis of rice farming productivity in the Philippines, Vietnam, and ...

RICE is a central crop in the Filipino table and a backbone of agricultural employment in the Philippines. The ongoing debate ...

Favourable weather over past year has helped lift global stockpiles for a second season, and a further flood of the crop is ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said importers have reduced their overseas rice purchases in anticipation of a better ...

Food production is subordinated to the profit interests of a tiny layer of wealthy landlords and ruling elites while the ...

A farmers group on Wednesday said that the low import tariffs should be blamed for the decline in palay prices during the dry ...