Philippine sugar industry groups urged negotiators to exclude sugar from the Philippines-Chile FTA, citing no export interest, high freight costs, and Chile’s...
The Philippines’ rice stockpiles rose 24.5% year-on-year to 2.32 million MT in August, boosted by higher household and NFA reserves despite a...
The Philippine government is unlikely to adjust the current 15% rice tariff soon, as officials seek a balanced solution benefiting both farmers...
The Philippines’ raw sugar production for crop year 2024-2025 rose to 1.95 million metric tons, the highest in four years, surpassing the...
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is working to contain the spread of red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) in sugarcane farms in Negros...
Cebu-based labor group Partido Manggagawa has called on the Marcos administration to pair its P20-per-kilo rice initiative with a P200 wage hike....
The Philippines' rice tariff collections fell by 63% in Q1 2025, totaling P4.25 billion from 1.02 million MT of imported rice. This...
Philippines’ raw sugar output is projected to stay flat at 1.85 million MT in MY 2026 due to stagnant cane area amid...
Migratory sugarcane workers (MSWs) in the Philippines will receive one-time financial aid of PHP 4,000 under a new Department of Labor and...