Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Saturday assured the public that the country’s food supply remains stable, ...
Rice prices have been easing during recent weeks, with abundant supplies facing weak demand in many markets. The market was racked by uncertainty amid conflict in the Middle East. “Geopolitics crowd ...
The government is studying several measures to temper rising rice prices, including increasing state importation to sell ...
THE National Food Authority (NFA) said it is considering a “slight increase” in its buying price for palay (unmilled rice) by the end of March to replenish rice stocks during the dry-season harvest.
As winter lingers across much of the United States, a different kind of spring planning is already taking shape. Agricultural calendars, from bud break to calving and planting, operate on fixed ...
Despite a slow start, Texas crawfish production remains steady, and consumers can expect an average season amid ongoing demand.
The country’s harvest of rice and corn may decline in January to March based on the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) estimate of standing crops as of February 1.  Palay production in the first ...
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DA seeks price cap on imported rice

THE government is considering to put a price cap on imported rice at P50 per kilogram, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu ...
Chinese scientists have identified a key gene in wild rice that controls perennial traits, a discovery that could allow cultivated rice to be harvested multiple times from a single planting and ...
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is mulling over imposing a raft of measures to temper the surge in retail rice prices ...
Rice prices have continued to surge for seven consecutive months. Despite successive government measures, prices show no ...