Manila Bulletin, Author at AgriInsite

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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Philippines : 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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Philippines 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...

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Cambodian rice shipments to Philippines set to surge 50-fold this year

The Philippines is expected to import 200,000 MT of Cambodian rice in 2026, up from 3,510 MT in 2025, driven by competitive...

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Rice News in English

Philippines : Rice production climbs as harvest area tops one million hectares

Philippines may produce 4.61 million MT of palay in Q2 2026, up 5.3% year-on-year due to larger harvest areas. However, weak yields,...

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Philippines : Rice stocks rise on surge in commercial inventories

Philippines rice stocks rose 2.2% year-on-year to 2.41 million tonnes in May, driven by a 14.1% increase in commercial inventories despite declines...

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Philippine : Marcos sets temporary price ceiling on imported rice

Philippine President Bongbong Marcos has imposed a temporary price ceiling of P50 per kilogram on imported rice to curb alleged profiteering and...

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Rice imports up 18% at end-April amid El Niño fears : Philippine

The Philippines increased rice imports by 18% to 1.68 million tonnes in January–April 2026, mainly from Vietnam, to offset expected production losses...