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DA to gradually lower rice price cap on imported rice, eyeing P49 per kilo by March

By Dominique Nicole Flores | 7 hours ago

Imported rice may be capped at P49 per kilo by March “if global prices remain stable,” the Department of Agriculture...

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DA eyes record-high 20.46MMT rice harvest with RCEF

By Dominique Nicole Flores | 4 days ago

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

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Extended RCEF falls short as 'gift' to rice farmers — group

By Dominique Nicole Flores | January 2, 2025 - 6:09pm

Extending the Rice Tariffication Law's Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund for another six years and tripling its annual...

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Is P42 per kilo of rice a fair price for farmers, consumers?

By Dominique Nicole Flores | November 20, 2024 - 11:18am

How much should rice prices be to ensure affordability for Filipinos while remaining fair to producers?

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Overall inflation eases to 3.7% in June, but food prices still rising fast

By Gabriell Christel Galang | July 5, 2024 - 12:49pm

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) observed a slight decline in the overall inflation from 3.9% in May to 3.7% in...

Business

NEDA board reduces rice tariffs from 35% to 15%

By Ian Laqui | June 4, 2024 - 4:13pm

NEDA chief Arsenio Balisacan said that the agency has decided to lower the rice tariffs from the previous 35% in order...

Business

New House bill gives president emergency powers during rice shortages

By Cristina Chi | September 5, 2023 - 4:42pm

In broad strokes, the proposed Rice Emergency Response Act targets rice supply sufficiency, increases subsidies for rice farmers...

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Rice prices may go down to P34/kilo, says NEDA

By Alexis Romero | March 4, 2020 - 5:30pm

The price of rice may go down to as low as P34 per kilo this year due to the implementation of the rice tariffication law,...

Headlines

The price of rice

By Boo Chanco | August 21, 2019 - 12:00am

Just before he relinquished his office, former agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol ridiculed the country’s economic team, urging them to look beyond the graphs and get out of their airconditioned offices...

Business

Rice prices seen to increase

By Louise Maureen Simeon | February 7, 2019 - 12:00am

Local farmers yesterday warned the government of an increase in rice prices as the measure on unlimited rice importation is expected to be enacted into law.

Nation