In the first eight months of 2024, the Philippines imported 2.8 million metric tonnes (MT) of rice, a 19% increase from the...
The USDA forecasts a 3% decline in Bangladesh's rice production for 2024-25 due to severe flooding, lowering estimates to 11.5 million hectares...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has lowered its forecast for Philippine rice imports in 2024 and 2025 to 4.6 million metric...
The USDA forecasts the Philippines will import 4.6 million metric tons (MT) of rice in 2024, down from 4.7 million MT due...
The Philippines is set to reduce rice imports to 4.6 million metric tons (MT) in 2024, despite lower tariffs. The USDA cut...
The Philippines' rice tariff collections dropped 27.54% to P884.4 million in July, due to the reduced 15% tariff rate on rice imports....
The US rice outlook for 2024/25 predicts increased supplies, driven by higher production (221.7 million cwt) and record imports (45.5 million cwt),...
Indonesia's National Logistics Agency (Bulog) will prioritize domestically produced rice despite plans to import the staple food. Head Bayu Krisnamurti stated imports...
Former Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor criticized importers for halting rice imports due to Executive Order 62, which cuts tariffs from 35% to...