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Two Metro Manila markets did not comply with the maximum suggested retail price (SRP) of P58 per kilo of imported rice after it took effect yesterday, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will roll out a P85.2-million chicken layer program this year that seeks to boost egg production in the country.

The Department of Agriculture expects the Philippines’ palay production in 2025 will surpass the record-high 20.06 million metric tons produced in 2023. 

The maximum suggested retail price (SRP) of P58 on imported rice takes effect today, a ranking official of the Department of Agriculture (DA) said as cost of the staple remains high despite the implementation of Executive Order 62, which lowered the tariff on imported grains to 15 percent from 35 percent.

Former agriculture secretary Leonardo Montemayor yesterday urged the National Food Authority to disclose the real reason for the congestion in its warehouses after the NFA disclosed that at least 300,000 metric tons of aging rice needed to be disposed.