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Ample stocks to keep Philippines from importing sugar

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may not import sugar in the next market year (MY) 2025 as stocks remain ample from carryover...

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Wheat News in English

Wheat imports seen to rise on higher bread demand

MANILA, Philippines — It’s a quarter before seven in the morning. A queue starts to form in front of RJS bakery in...

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Rice News in English

P12 billion cash aid to rice farmers fully distributed by June – Department of Agriculture

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) targets to complete the distribution of P12.09 billion cash assistance to nearly 2.4 million...

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Rice News in English

Rice inventory drops to 17-month low

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s rice stocks in February fell to their lowest level in more than a year despite higher imports recorded...

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English

Farmgate raw sugar prices seen returning to ‘fair’ levels

MANILA, Philippines — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) expects farmgate prices of raw sugar to return to “fair” levels for sugarcane farmers...

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Rice News in English

‘Palay, rice prices to decline as harvest season peaks’

MANILA, Philippines — Palay and rice prices are expected to continue going down with the peak harvest season, according to farmers’ group...

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English

Negros sugarcane plantations hit by drought

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Nearly 100,000 hectares or one third of sugarcane plantations in Negros have been affected by drought. Sugar plantations...

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English

Rice stocks down 25 percent in December – PSA

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s rice inventory posted a 25.2 percent decline in December, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority...