Posts By The Manila Times
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172Maize News in EnglishCorn model farm shows 26% yield increase
THE Department of Agriculture Region 1 (Ilocos Region) office, through its Corn Banner Program, exhibited a 50-hectare corn model farm during a...
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178Rice News in EnglishRice output seen hitting 12 million MT
THE Philippines is forecast to produce about 12.125 million metric tons (MT) of rice this year due to increased funding from the...
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184Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishPH to generate P400B from engineered bamboo
THE Philippines is expected to generate up to P400 billion in revenue from a new industry involving engineered bamboo, the Department of...
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175EnglishRice price ceilings ineffective – analysts
PRICE ceilings were of little help in controlling rice prices with headline inflation having risen to 6.1 percent last month from 5.3...
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197EnglishSugar output expected to drop next year
THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sees the Philippines producing less sugar from September 2023 to August 2024. In a report,...
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198EnglishMarcos welcomes rice deal with Vietnam
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. welcomed the five-year rice importation deal proposed by Vietnam, saying it would help stabilize the supply of the...
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212EnglishPH, Brazil eye cooperation to boost sugarcane, ethanol industries
THE Philippines and Brazil are eyeing cooperation to boost sugarcane and ethanol production in the country. The Department of Agriculture (DA) said...
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198EnglishRice price impact balance needed
THE ability of consumers to access food at affordable prices must also be considered amid higher prices of palay (unmilled rice) benefiting...
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236EnglishRaging rice prices
LAST week, when I looked at international prices for Vietnam rice, well-milled (5-percent broken) was almost hitting the $650 per metric ton...
