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…

Rice prices surge as production costs rise

Jordeene B. Lagare 06/24/2023

Despite having enough rice supply, retail prices of the country’s staple food in Metro Manila have jacked up by about P2 per kilogram as farmers face increased production costs. In an interview, Agriculture Assistant Secretary Kristine Evangelista…

No new cases reported in Bogo City in last 7 days

Doris C. Bongcac 10/24/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Bogo City is now COVID-free. The city government of Bogo made its official announcement on its Facebook page Friday night, October 23, 2020. In its post, the Bogo City government said that the…

Rice, palay prices continue to rise

Karl Ocampo - Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/20/2020

Prices of both rice and palay continued to rise as the persistence of the new coronavirus pandemic triggered local government units and households to stock up on their rice reserves. Palay prices at the farm-gate increased to…

Rice farmers enjoy high farmgate prices of palay

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The country’s rice farmers are enjoying high farmgate prices of palay during the current dry season. As of April 5, the national average price of dry palay is at P19.91 per kilogram (/kg),…

Close to P400 million in projects allotted for Bohol agriculture sector

Irene R. Sino Cruz 01/28/2020

CEBU CITY–The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated close to P400 million for Bohol’s agriculture sector. This was disclosed by Agriculture Secretary William Dar when he delivered the keynote speech at the opening of the annual Ubi…

DA-7: Rice farmers in Central Visayas may not qualify for P5K cash aid

Futch Anthony Inso 12/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rice farmers in Central Visayas may not be qualified to receive the P5,000 financial assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA). The cash assistance was intended for small rice farmers, who were mostly…

Duterte backtracks: No halt to rice importation

Karl R. Ocampo, Yolanda Sotelo 11/22/2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has backpedaled on his pronouncement to suspend rice importation and instead called for ramping up palay purchases and giving cash subsidies to small farmers, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said on Thursday. Mr. Duterte changed…

Drought hits 80 hectares of farmlands in Central Visayas, says DA-7 exec

Futch Anthony Inso 03/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas (DA-7) has already recorded more than 80 hectares of farmlands in the region to have experienced drought due to the effect of the weak El Niño…

NFA sees P3-cut in price of rice

Futch Anthony Inso 10/24/2018

THE NATIONAL Food Authority (NFA-7) foresees a P3 cut in the price of commercial rice in the market by the end of October to December this year. “Nationwide, the trend is that there will be a decrease…

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