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DA seeks stronger rice contract enforcement with Vietnamese suppliers

The Philippines is seeking stronger enforcement of rice import contracts with Vietnam, citing repeated cancellations when prices rise. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...

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Philippines imported 400,000 tons of rice in April

The Philippines imported nearly 400,000 tonnes of rice worth $161.9 million in April 2026 to stabilize supplies and prices. Vietnam supplied 92.2%...

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Fiji : Govt moves cut rice imports as oil prices rise

Fiji is intensifying efforts to reduce rice imports as rising global oil prices increase shipping, fertiliser and food import costs. Agriculture Minister...

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Overestimation, slow response behind rice crisis in Japan: gov’t

Japan admitted that overestimating rice supplies and delaying emergency stockpile releases worsened its 2024-25 rice crisis. Poor harvests, tourism-driven demand and panic...

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Japan Voices Worry over Rice Imports in White Paper

Japan warned that rising private-sector rice imports, driven by sharply higher domestic rice prices in 2025, could weaken local rice production. The...

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Vietnam may import 3.9m tonnes of rice in 2026

Vietnam is projected by the United States Department of Agriculture to become the world’s second-largest rice importer in 2026 after the Philippines,...

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Philippine : Marcos sets temporary price ceiling on imported rice

Philippine President Bongbong Marcos has imposed a temporary price ceiling of P50 per kilogram on imported rice to curb alleged profiteering and...

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Rice imports up 18% at end-April amid El Niño fears : Philippine

The Philippines increased rice imports by 18% to 1.68 million tonnes in January–April 2026, mainly from Vietnam, to offset expected production losses...