PHL imports 247,362 MT of rice in January
Eligible millers, traders and companies imported more than 240,000 metric tons (MT) of rice in January, the latest Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) data showed.
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Eligible millers, traders and companies imported more than 240,000 metric tons (MT) of rice in January, the latest Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) data showed.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has partnered with the private sector for the construction of a state-of-the-art sow breeder nucleus farm that will help accelerate the country’s pig repopulation efforts.
As the amended Public Services Act (PSA) inches closer to enactment, the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) assured that safeguards are in place to prevent abuse of market dominance and other anti-competitive practices.
THE Philippines is negotiating with China to secure a fertilizer supply deal to help Filipino farmers cope with the rising costs of the farm input that has more than doubled to P2,500 per 50-kilogram bag.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has extended anew to 90 days the validity of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance (SPS-IC) for meat imports as shipments are still delayed by global logistics problems.
The country’s dairy imports from January to September of last year grew by 7.67 percent to 2.329 million metric tons-liquid milk equivalent (MMT-LME) from 2.163 MMT-LME recorded in the same period of 2020, latest government data showed.
The Philippines’s exports of its prized bananas last year plunged by 31 percent to a five-year low of $1.123 billion as the industry was plagued with a logistical problems and stiffer competition, resulting in lower volume of shipments.
The United Sugar Producers Federation (UNIFED) on Sunday joined calls for the government to immediately impose a price freeze on fertilizer to help sugar planters, particularly small-scale farmers, cope with soaring fertilizer prices.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will establish 6 mobile laboratory units (MLU) to boost the government’s fight against the dreaded African swine fever (ASF) by improving its capacity to detect outbreaks.
THE Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFida) has sounded the alarm that abaca production in Bicol, the country’s top producer of the natural fiber, could be in a more dismal state in the future as output in the region last year plunged to a 11-year low.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday clarified that the installation of vessel monitoring system (VMS) and electronic reporting system (ERS) for commercial fishing vessels is mandatory and not merely voluntary, contrary to reports published recently.
Fisheries industry players on Monday remained firm that the government’s additional 60,000 metric ton (MT) importation of small pelagic fishes is unnecessary since the country has sufficient supply.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said it is gearing up to implement a P500- million subsidy that will help farmers and fisherfolk cope rising fuel costs driven by higher global oil prices.
OVER 70 agriculture industry groups and organizations renewed their call for senators to reject or at least delay the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which they reiterated would be detrimental to local food producers.
Pork prices in Metro Manila remained unchanged for the third straight week, according to a report by the Department of Agriculture (DA).
The average farm-gate price of broiler dropped to a four-week low of P79 per kilogram (kg), as supply continued to outpace demand, the latest industry report showed.
The government could earn as much as P30 million from the 60,000 metric ton (MT) importation of small pelagic fishes as it required importers to pay P500 for every metric ton of fish that they will import.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said fisherfolk in Barangay San Agustin, Occidental Mindoro reported an increase in their daily catch following the implementation of its “lambaklad” distribution program.
THE Philippines’s unmilled rice output last year breached the 20-million metric ton (MMT) mark—making it the highest volume on record—despite the over P2.5-billion damage caused by Typhoon Odette to the rice industry, Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said.
Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar said he has approved the importation of additional 60,000 metric tons (MT) of small pelagic fishes to plug the shortfall in the country’s fish supply in the first quarter.
The country’s frozen pork inventory as of January 10 grew by 2.3 percent week-on-week to 62,695.25 metric tons (MT), halting a five-week skid, latest government data showed.
The Philippines is aiming to increase its production and exports of octopus via the rollout of a national management framework plan, which seeks to protect the country’s octopus resources.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will support the passage of a bill that seeks to improve the competitiveness of domestic meat producers and corn farmers.
THE Philippines is projected to remain as the world’s second-biggest buyer of rice in 2022 for the third consecutive year with import volume reaching 2.5 million metric tons (MMT), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.
Senators are gearing up to draft a bill that seeks to bankroll programs that would revitalize the livestock, poultry and corn industries to increase farmers’ income while reducing prices of meat for Filipino consumers.
Typhoon Odette’s damage to the Philippine agriculture sector has climbed to nearly P13 billion, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday.
The retail price of chicken meat in the Visayas rose to P180 per kilogram (kg), from P140 per kg prior to the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, due to tight broiler supply, an industry leader said.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said it will complete the distribution of the 2019-2020 financial assistance program for Filipino rice farmers before the end of the month.
Deputy House Speaker and senatorial aspirant Loren B. Legarda on Monday said the government must intensify its efforts to boost domestic farm production and lessen dependency on importation.
Food advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan on Monday pegged the total number of fisherfolk affected by Typhoon “Odette” (international code name Rai) to more than half a million with nearly 85,000 boats potentially destroyed.
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