Posts By The Manila Times
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157Ethanol & 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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160EnglishRice 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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174EnglishSugar 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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179EnglishMarcos 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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195EnglishPH, 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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177EnglishRice 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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199EnglishRaging 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...
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163EnglishSugarcane output seen dropping due to El Niño
DOMESTIC sugarcane output could drop by up to 15 percent because of the droughts associated with the El Niño weather pattern, the...
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194EnglishSRA proposal: P2B budget for 2024
BACOLOD CITY: The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) wants to restore its P2 billion budget as mandated by the Sugar Industry Development Program fund...
