Posts By Manila Bulletin
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82Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishPhilippines biofuel growth hits brakes as high pump prices squeeze demand
The USDA forecasts the Philippines' biofuel consumption to grow 1–2% in 2026, with fuel ethanol reaching 875 million litres and biodiesel 350...
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68Rice News in EnglishPhilippine rice farms target tech boost to cut costs, prevent crop loss
The Philippines aims to raise rice farm mechanisation to 3.40 hp/ha by 2031 under the expanded RCEF programme. Increased machinery deployment is...
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117Sugar News in EnglishPhilippines keeps US sugar quota, climbs to second-largest
The Philippines has secured a 145,235 MTRV raw sugar export quota to the U.S. for FY2027, retaining the second-largest allocation under the...
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101Rice News in EnglishPhilippine : DA plans to tie rice imports to industry investments
The Philippines is considering allowing rice imports only by traders investing in rice mills and processing facilities under the proposed RICE Act...
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115Rice News in EnglishPhilippines weighs higher rice tariffs on Vietnam to shield local farmers
The Philippines is considering raising tariffs on semi-milled and milled rice imports by at least 13 percentage points from Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan...
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111Rice News in EnglishPhilippines : DA expects stronger farm output in Q2
The Philippines expects stronger second-quarter agricultural output, driven by recovering palay and fisheries production after first-quarter declines. However, higher fertilizer costs and...
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171Rice News in English
Philippines : Rice imports surge to record 2.75 million MT in first half of 2026
The Philippines imported a record 2.75 million metric tons of rice in the first half of 2026, up 20% year-on-year, to offset...
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146Rice News in EnglishPhilippines : DA studying ban on 5% broken rice imports to protect local farmers
The Philippines is considering banning imports of 5% broken rice and imposing safeguard measures, including possible quantitative restrictions, to protect local farmers...
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133Rice News in EnglishPhilippines moves closer to rice import safeguards
The Philippines may impose rice import safeguards after the Agriculture Department found import surges harming farmers and domestic production. The case goes...
