The Philippines will restart rice imports in January to secure adequate buffer stocks. A new tariff rate will be decided by mid-December....
The DA said the country’s rice supply remains stable despite Typhoon Tino, as most major rice-producing areas had already completed harvests. However,...
Philippines expects a record palay harvest of 20.2 million MT in 2025, surpassing the 2023 high. The estimate includes strong first-half output...
The Philippines will reopen rice imports in January 2026 with a 300,000-tonne quota as stocks tighten after the ban. Thailand’s main-crop harvest...
Farmgate palay prices rose after the temporary rice import ban, though fluctuations persist during ongoing harvests. The Department of Agriculture has recommended...
Telangana has begun exporting rice to the Philippines and now plans to target African markets with parboiled rice. The state’s rice output...
The Department of Agriculture and Sugar Regulatory Administration confirmed no sugar imports are planned until the end of the 2025–26 milling season....
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr pledged to complete 147 rice processing centres nationwide by the end of 2025 to boost post-harvest facilities and...
In the Philippines, the National Federation of Sugarcane Planters and Panay Federation of Sugarcane Farmers joined CONFED in demanding the Sugar Regulatory...