Flash floods destroy rice and high value crops in Ifugao
Flash floods caused by the “habagat” (southwest monsoon) damaged P14.6-million worth of agricultural produce in Ifugao farms, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
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Flash floods caused by the “habagat” (southwest monsoon) damaged P14.6-million worth of agricultural produce in Ifugao farms, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.
THE Philippines’s food and beverage industry sales this year could rise by 6 percent year-on-year to nearly $26 billion, driven by higher consumer demand due to loosened quarantine protocols, an international agency said.
SEVEN out of 10. That is the number of Filipinos who cannot afford nutritious food.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is “open” to the possibility of declaring a state of emergency or calamity to “immediately” address the food security problems of the country, an industry group said.
LOCAL meat processors are urging President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to extend the lower tariff rate on mechanically deboned meat (MDM) of poultry to temper price increases in processed meat products due to rising costs of inputs.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. may consider imposing a maximum retail price (MRP) on fertilizer products sold in the domestic market to arrest skyrocketing prices of the planting input, state-run regulators revealed.
SOME agriculture industry leaders and experts proposed that the government allocate tariff collections for farmers’ assistance to help them cope with the rising production costs and boost their production in the short term.
Poultry industry players are urging the government to fast-track the importation of vaccines against fowl adenovirus to curb the spread of inclusion body hepatitis (IBH).
Six out of 10 Filipinos support the repeal of Republic Act (RA) 11203 or the rice trade liberalization (RTL) law, which deregulated the local rice industry, according to a survey conducted by PUBLiCUS.
THE Philippines’s rice imports in the first half expanded by nearly 30 percent on an annual basis to 1.887 million metric tons (MMT), driven by the country’s demand for cheaper supply.
The Philippines has declared two of its provinces free from avian influenza after government authorities successfully eradicated the fatal disease in their respective poultry populations.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered agriculture officials to be all hands on deck in addressing the impending food crisis that will impact the country’s food supply and prices.
THE total value of the coconut levy trust fund—currently valued at P111.252 billion—could still be adjusted pending audit of other related assets, state auditors said.
SOME agriculture industry leaders are urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., concurrent and Agriculture Secretary, to declare a nationwide state of calamity due to food security problems to allow him to promptly address the country’s food supply challenges.
The Philippines culled nearly 300,000 birds, mostly chicken layers, to prevent the spread of avian influenza (AI) in the country, the latest government data showed.
The Philippines lifted its temporary import ban on Belgian poultry products after the European country regained its bird flu freedom status.
The Philippines lifted its temporary import ban on Belgian poultry products after the European country regained its bird flu freedom status.
SOME local sugar millers have committed to start milling a month earlier than usual in their bid to prop up the domestic supply of the sweetener.
The Philippines is seeing rising cases of inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) in poultry, worsening the production woes of fowl raisers who continue to reel from high input costs due to disruption to global supply chains.
THE UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) said the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war is putting further pressure on global logistics, hiking global vessel demand and exacerbating shipping costs worldwide.
President-elect and incoming Agriculture Secretary Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. must shell out at least P15 billion to expand the government’s fertilizer subsidy program, which will help farmers raise local rice production.
Fisheries industry players urged President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., who is also the incoming agriculture chief, to certify as urgent a bill that would form a separate department that would focus on developing the country’s fisheries and aquaculture industries.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched recently the coconut farmers and industry development plan (CFIDP) that would utilize the P11.25-billion coconut levy trust fund to boost farmers’ productivity and income.
Manila is optimistic that members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will reach a consensus agreement on key agricultural issues, such as public stockholding and special safeguard mechanism (SSM), by next year.
The Philippines has lifted the temporary import ban it slapped on poultry products from Denmark, Spain, and Czech Republic.
The country’s meat imports in January to May rose by almost 5 percent year-on-year to 460,000 metric tons (MT), the latest Bureau of Animal Industry data showed.
The incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must shell out over P160 billion in the next six years for a proposed program that would allow poor Filipinos to buy rice at P20 per kilogram.
Aside from refined sugar, the Philippines may also suffer from a shortage of raw sugar due to higher demand from processors and manufacturers amid thin domestic supply and lower output.
FILIPINO consumers will have no choice but to bite the bullet as prices of certain food items may continue to increase due to the weakening peso.
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