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MANILA, Philippines — There is nothing irregular in the allocation of P1.69 billion in rice subsidy for personnel of the Philippine National Police.

Local traders bought dry unhusked rice at a higher price in June, according to the latest data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Vietnamese exporter Tan Long Group has refuted an allegation by an Indonesian civil society organization that it sold rice to that country at much higher than market prices.

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the largest water reservoir project in Iloilo province could help boost rice production in Region VI by 160,000 metric tons.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the restoration of its powers to register, monitor and visit rice warehouses and retailers to boost its surveillance capacity and curb smuggling of the staple.

MANILA, Philippines —  A farmers’ organization blamed the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) for the rice import slowdown amid an order to reduce tariffs on rice.

THE Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) is claiming that importers are delaying rice shipments to the Philippines due to issues on the legality of Executive Order (EO) 62.

MANILA, Philippines — Rice at P29 per kilo will also be available in the Visayas and Mindanao by August or early September after a trial period at 10 Kadiwa Centers in Metro Manila and Bulacan, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured the public yesterday.

A new decree issued by the Philippines that cuts rice import tax to 15% is expected to increase export opportunities for Vietnam.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The average price of rice has surged at supermarkets in Japan, data from the private and public sectors showed Wednesday, with pundits attributing it to a tight supply as a result of last summer's high temperatures and high demand from booming inbound tourism.

JAKARTA – Indonesia’s recent plan to acquire Cambodian rice companies to shore up its rice supplies may hit a snag due to export restrictions and local land ownership laws, experts say.

BANGKOK — Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday agreed to extend a waiver on operating fees for hoteliers for two more years to support the recovery of the country’s tourism sector, and also approved a subsidy for rice farmers.

PRICES of rice are expected to drop by P6 to P7 per kilogram (kg) in the coming months with the lowering of the rice tariff, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Saturday.

Santo Domingo – The President should discuss the plan because he foresees that the producers will want to lower their investments.

MANILA, Philippines — Rice stakeholders have given an assurance that market prices can go down to P45 to P46 per kilogram by July due to savings from lower tariff rates, House of Representatives Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said on Monday.

Rice prices in the country could go down to P29 to 34 per kilo by August, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said Monday.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) intends to import 363,697 metric tons (MT) of rice to support a government program to sell rice that is aging but still of good quality to vulnerable sectors at a subsidized price of P29 starting in July.