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                    [Title] => Generating more wealth and jobs
                    [Summary] => As a young boy of 10 years, Luis P. Lorenzo Jr. already had a knack for business. He sold juice in the golf course to the thirsty golfers.


Cito, as the Secretary of Agriculture is called by friends, relatives and colleagues, learned early on the value hardwork, creativity and flexibility in the highly competitive marketplace.in time, he learned business savvy running Lapanday that exported fruits to China garnering 40 percent of the huge Chinese market.


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                    [Title] => Hog raisers ask DA to allow duty-free corn importation
                    [Summary] => The country’s hog raisers and feedmillers are asking the Department of Agriculture (DA) to allow them to import  300,000 metric tons (MT) of duty-free corn this year.


The proposed imports should partially address  the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics’ (BAS) projected corn production shortfall of 2.071 million MT for this year, which is higher than last year’s deficit of  1.405 million MT.


In yesterday’s meeting with DA officials, the Philippine Association of  Feedmillers Inc. (PAFMI) said the corn imports should come in two tranches.


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                    [Title] => DA defers action on millers’ bid to import corn duty-free
                    [Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) put off for  two weeks its decision on an urgent appeal by feed millers to import duty-free corn for arrival in the second quarter this year.


"We understand your concern, but your request requires more study and we also need to consult  the corn sector," said Agriculture  Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. in a recent talk with the Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (PAFMI).


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                    [Title] => Corn production projected to grow 6% in Q1 next year
                    [Summary] => The country’s corn output is projected to increase by at least six percent in the first quarter of 2004 as current prices are encouraging farmers to expand their hectarage. 


"Farmers are  likely to plant wider corn areas in anticipation of firmer prices and good weather early next year," Agriculture Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. said. 


Lorenzo said that with the rising world price of  corn and other corn substitutes, local corn farmers are experiencing better farm prices, making planting attractive. 


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                    [Title] => RFM sets terms for issuance of property dividends
                    [Summary] => RFM Corp., the food and beverage concern of the Araneta-Concepcion family, has set the terms of its proposed issuance of property dividends to shareholders.


In documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, RFM said it will issue to shareholders 774.08 million shares in Swift Foods Inc. The shares are valued at P753.43 million or P0.973 per share.


The shares to be issued as property dividends represent the entire holdings of RFM in SFI, which account for 96.44 percent of the outstanding capital of the listed meat manufacturing firm.


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                    [Title] => JoeCon makes comeback via RFM’s chicken unit
                    [Summary] => The spin-off of RFM Corp.’s poultry and agribusiness unit into a new subsidiary called Swift Foods Inc. will mark the comeback of former Trade and Industry Secretary Jose S. Concepcion Jr. (JoeCon) into active business management as he will be taking over as SFI’s chairman and CEO.


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                    [AuthorName] =>  Christina Mendez
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                    [Title] => Swift Foods to focus on poultry business
                    [Summary] => The transfer of Swift Foods Inc.’s (SFI) meat processing business to its parent firm RFM Corp. will not result in any restructuring or reorganization within the group as SFI will concentrate on its poultry business while RFM strengthens its branded food line.


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Cito, as the Secretary of Agriculture is called by friends, relatives and colleagues, learned early on the value hardwork, creativity and flexibility in the highly competitive marketplace.in time, he learned business savvy running Lapanday that exported fruits to China garnering 40 percent of the huge Chinese market.


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The proposed imports should partially address  the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics’ (BAS) projected corn production shortfall of 2.071 million MT for this year, which is higher than last year’s deficit of  1.405 million MT.


In yesterday’s meeting with DA officials, the Philippine Association of  Feedmillers Inc. (PAFMI) said the corn imports should come in two tranches.


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"We understand your concern, but your request requires more study and we also need to consult  the corn sector," said Agriculture  Secretary Luis Lorenzo Jr. in a recent talk with the Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (PAFMI).


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Generating more wealth and jobs

April 11, 2004 - 12:00am

As a young boy of 10 years, Luis P. Lorenzo Jr. already had a knack for business. He sold juice in the golf course to the thirsty golfers. Cito, as the Secretary of Agriculture is called by friends, relatives and...

Agriculture

Hog raisers ask DA to allow duty-free corn importation

By Rocel Felix | January 21, 2004 - 12:00am

The country’s hog raisers and feedmillers are asking the Department of Agriculture (DA) to allow them to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of duty-free corn this year. The proposed imports should partially address...

Business

DA defers action on millers’ bid to import corn duty-free

January 15, 2004 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture (DA) put off for two weeks its decision on an urgent appeal by feed millers to import duty-free corn for arrival in the second quarter this year. "We understand your concern,...

Business

Corn production projected to grow 6% in Q1 next year

By Rocel Felix | December 25, 2003 - 12:00am

The country’s corn output is projected to increase by at least six percent in the first quarter of 2004 as current prices are encouraging farmers to expand their hectarage. "Farmers are likely to plant...

Business

RFM sets terms for issuance of property dividends

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | March 13, 2003 - 12:00am

RFM Corp., the food and beverage concern of the Araneta-Concepcion family, has set the terms of its proposed issuance of property dividends to shareholders. In documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,...

Business

JoeCon makes comeback via RFM’s chicken unit

By Christina Mendez | February 27, 2003 - 12:00am

The spin-off of RFM Corp.’s poultry and agribusiness unit into a new subsidiary called Swift Foods Inc. will mark the comeback of former Trade and Industry Secretary Jose S. Concepcion Jr. (JoeCon) into active...

Business

Swift Foods to focus on poultry business

By Christina Mendez | October 16, 2002 - 12:00am

The transfer of Swift Foods Inc.’s (SFI) meat processing business to its parent firm RFM Corp. will not result in any restructuring or reorganization within the group as SFI will concentrate on its poultry business...

Business