DA eyes SRP on rice as retail prices still over P50 per kg

Jordeene B. Lagare 01/07/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking at the possibility of issuing a suggested retail price (SRP) for rice to temper price fluctuations across the country. But with global prices surging to 15-year highs…

Rice prices to remain expensive amid high global rates — DA

Jordeene B. Lagare 01/05/2024

Rice continues to be sold at over P50 per kilo since November last year, with the Department of Agriculture (DA) stating that due to global market prices remaining high at around $600 per metric ton, a significant…

DA: More onion imports coming to stop ‘absurd’ price hike

Jordeene B. Lagare 12/02/2023

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allowed the importation of onions to ensure enough supply and avoid a repetition of onion prices absurdly jacking up during the holiday season last year. The Bureau of Plant (BPI) in…

‘Half-cup-rice’ rule may be revived

Jean Mangaluz 11/09/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A bill that seeks to penalize restaurants for refusing to serve half a cup of rice may be revived, according to officials from the Department of Agriculture Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) on Thursday.…

Peasant group questions appointment of fishing tycoon as DA chief

Jane Bautista 11/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A peasant group has questioned the appointment of fishing tycoon Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. as secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA), saying that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should be replaced with an expert…

DA ‘working double time’ to lower prices of rice to P20 per kilo

Jean Mangaluz 10/28/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) continues to work “double time” to achieve President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s P20 per kilo rice promise, according to an agency official on Friday. In a Palace statement, DA Assistant…

Use excess RCEF fund to aid rice farmers — Bongbong Marcos

Luisa Cabato 10/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to utilize the excess Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) fund to help farmers. Marcos issued the directive during his recent meeting with the…

No rice price hike expected until start of 2024 — DA

Angeline Marcelino 10/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture sees no possible rice price hike until early 2024, its Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said. According to de Mesa, there are no signs of an increase in rice prices…

Bongbong Marcos orders price caps for rice at P41 to P45 per kilo

Jean Mangaluz 09/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered price caps for rice amid soaring commodity prices. The price ceiling for regular milled rice is set at P41 per kilogram, while the cap for well-milled rice…

Bohol province retains ASF-free status

Doris C. Bongcac 08/23/2023

The Bohol provincial government had managed to retain its ASF-free status after it immediately contained the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF) that was detected in backyard hog farms in Pilar town, the provincial government said.…

Bongbong Marcos: High farmgate costs, importation hiking rice price

Jean Mangaluz 08/18/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the concurrent chief of the Department of Agriculture (DA), is attributing the high price of rice in the market to expensive farmgate costs and importation. In a statement released by…

‘Egay’ damage to farms balloons to P512.9 million

Jordeene B. Lagare 07/29/2023

Agriculture damage wrought by Typhoon “Egay” (international name: “Doksuri”) has ballooned to P512.9 million as of Friday, from only P62 million previously reported even as the typhoon already exited the Philippine area of responsibility, the Department of…

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