Inquirer Business on MSN4d
P11-B Jica funding sought to boost palay production
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking P11 billion in funding from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) ...
BusinessMirror1d
Paddy rice production seen rising slightly in Q1
The country’s paddy rice output could increase slightly in the first quarter due to the improvement in yield, according to the results of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) standing crops ...
Philstar.com8h
P45 rice max SRP may start March 31 – DA
The maximum suggested retail price of P45 per kilo of imported rice will push through on March 31, Agriculture Secretary ...
The Manila Times on MSN7h
Low palay prices drive farmers to death
LOW palay prices have driven at least three Nueva Ecija farmers to death, Magsasaka Party-list chairman Argel Joseph Cabatbat ...
BusinessWorld4d
Palay farmgate price falls 18.9% in Feb.
THE farmgate price of palay (unmilled rice) fell 18.9% year on year in February to an average of P20.29 per kilogram, after rice imports hit record levels last year. The Philippine Statistics ...
Inquirer Business on MSN22h
Rice arrivals mount as Filipinos eat more
Inbound shipments of rice are approaching the 600,000-metric-ton (MT) mark as imports are seen to help raise domestic ...
Manila Bulletin6d
DA seeks up to $500 million from JICA to boost rice production, cut losses
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking up to $500 million from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to ...
Philstar.com on MSN5d
DA seeks $500 million loan for rice post-harvest
The Department of Agriculture  is planning to secure as much as $500 million in loan from the Japan International Cooperation ...
Cebu Daily News on MSN13h
Rice imports near 600,000 MT to boost local supply
Rice imports are nearing 600,000 metric tons, helping boost local consumption. According to the Bureau of Plant Industry, 579 ...
BusinessMirror5d
‘Rice production growth will continue to outpace demand’
The country’s paddy rice output will recover this year on the back of improved weather conditions and the extended rice competitiveness program, according to a research firm. BMI, a unit of Fitch ...
Philippine News Agency5d
DA, JICA eye $200-M post-harvest project to boost rice output
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday disclosed plans with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to ...