By Giel Eduard Acot Orillosa For Filipinos, rice is life. It is as basic and essential as air and water. It is eaten at every ...

NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines — In the Philippines ... which in 2022 bulldozed the family’s crops only two weeks before harvest. Rice farmers net an average of $294 per hectare (about 2½ acres ...

The Philippines’ local palay (unhusked rice) production may hit as high as 20.4 million metric tons (MMT) this year, the ...

Amid the high prices of rice, the National Food Authority (NFA) is burdened with some 300,000 tons of the staple food in its ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture ... that the early release of P10 billion from the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) under the 2025 national budget will help ...

Vietnam's 5% broken rice price has fallen to US$434 per ton, the lowest in four years, posing challenges for businesses and ...

The government may cut the maximum suggested retail price (SRP) for imported rice if the “sharp decline” in global prices ...

MANILA: The Philippines sees no need to increase rice imports for now despite concerns about retail prices for consumers, its agriculture minister said on Thursday (Jan 17). "There's no need to ...