PhilRice unveils new innovation: Rice-infused yogurt

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 02/09/2025

You may know black rice, brown rice, glutinous rice, or red rice—but have you heard of rice in yogurt? The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), under the Department of Agriculture, has developed a new yogurt product to…

‘There might be a shortage of eggs by April,’ warns DA

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 02/01/2025

The Department of Agriculture (DA) implied there may be a shortage of eggs two months from now as many local producers suffered losses due to oversupply and lower prices last year. “The unfortunate thing, our forecast is…

PH set to boost wheat imports in 2025 as demand grows

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 12/27/2024

The Philippines is set to import more wheat in 2024-2025 due to rising demand for bread, cakes, noodles, and population growth. The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service expects wheat imports to reach 7.2 million metric tons from July…

Local rice stocks surge by 24.4% as corn supplies dip

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 12/06/2024

Local rice stocks increased by 24.4 percent to 2.46 million metric tons (MT) as of November 1, compared to 1.98 million MT a year earlier, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This growth is driven by…

PH poised to hit record 5 million MT in 2025 rice imports

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 11/11/2024

The Philippines is expected to set a new record for rice imports this year and next, driven by growing demand from its increasing population. The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS) projects the country’s rice…

Rice output seen to drop this year due to typhoons, DA says

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 10/26/2024

The Department of Agriculture (DA) sees significant rice production losses this year due to widespread bad weather, an official said Friday. “We can expect that our losses will be somewhat significant this year compared to last year…

Kristine batters farm sector, damaging crops worth P80.8M

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 10/25/2024

Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (Trami) caused P80.8 million in losses to the agriculture sector, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported. The storm affected 2,864 farmers across Cordillera, Mimaropa, Bicol, and Western Visayas, according to the DA’s bulletin…

PH rice output drops 11.9% in Q3 due to recent typhoons

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 10/17/2024

Recent typhoons have impacted local food production, with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reporting a drop in palay (unhusked rice) output in the third quarter. Palay production from July to September is estimated at 3.35 million metric…

PH remains as the world’s top rice importer

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 10/14/2024

The Philippines is expected to import more rice this year and next, keeping its position as the world’s top rice importer due to the impact of El Niño, La Niña, and recent typhoons on local production. According…

PH seen to import more chicken meat in 2025, USDA reports 

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 10/07/2024

The Philippines is expected to import more chicken meat next year due to a supply shortage. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the country’s chicken meat imports are projected to increase by 2.1 percent to 480,000…

Fuel price cuts: Gasoline slashed by 75¢ per liter, diesel by 90¢

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 05/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Pump prices will be cut by more than a peso per liter for the second straight week by local oil companies effective Tuesday, May 7. The price of gasoline would be slashed by 75…

Power supply nationwide thins, red and yellow alerts up

Jordeene B. Lagare - @inquirerdotnet 04/24/2024

National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), power grid operator, said that they were forced to raise to all regions — Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao — the red or yellow alerts today, April 24, due to the…

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