THE government’s plan to trial the sale of subsidized P20 per kilo rice in the Visayas is unsustainable and likely designed to woo voters, a think tank said.
MANILA – The national rice buffer stock is now good for 10 days amid the palay (unhusked rice) procurement from the local farmers, the National Food Authority (NFA) said Friday.
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Market Vendors Multi-Purpose Cooperative welcomed the national government’s plan to roll out the P20-per-kilo rice program in the Visayas.
This surprising change in Japan's protectionist approach comes as imports from South Korea and the US grow, domestic stockpiles dwindle and prices soar
Keen to end its reliance on rice imports, Indonesia wants to plant vast tracts of the crop, along with sugar cane for biofuel, in the restive eastern region.
Thailand’s rice industry is facing a double blow as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats loom and India resumes rice exports, driving prices down.
The Japanese government is considering expanding tariff-free imports of U.S.-grown rice as part of negotiations over higher levies imposed by Washington, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
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