Browsing Category
Agri-Commodities
3270 posts
Meat labeling rules seen affecting food supply
AT least 2.5 million kilograms of imported meat products are currently being held in cold storage facilities pending…
‘Appropriate budget will unleash full potential of agriculture sector’
Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar is optimistic that his agency would receive a substantial increase in its budget…
Kids Who Farm to get aid from Google employees
Kids Who Farm, a Zamboanga City-based nongovernment organization (NGO) encouraging young people to go into agriculture, is among…
Solar-powered irrigation to boost corn, rice production in San Andres, Quezon–DAR
A solar-powered irrigation system (SPIS) worth over P10 million has been turned over by the Department of Agrarian…
National govt urged to pay for ASF vaccines
The national government must shoulder the entire cost of vaccinating the country’s 9.7 million pigs against African swine…
The Argentine river that carries soybeans to world is drying up
S naking its way through thousands of miles of South American rainforest and pampas and past sprawling soybean…
PCA urges businessmen to invest in PHL coconut sector
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) has asked businessmen to invest in the local coconut sector to expand the…
Catanduanes holds annual Abaca Festival
The province of Catanduanes, the country’s largest producer of abaca fiber or Manila hemp, recently held the annual…
Traders worry over label rules for meat imports
The government’s strict enforcement of labeling requirements for meat products, which led to the seizure of some meat…
Barangay San Antonio tops Pasig’s urban gardening contest
Barangay San Antonio (BSA) was adjudged the winner of the Sustainable Urban Gardening Contest 2021 for having the…
Rethink plan to cut tariffs on corn, group tells government
AN agriculture industry coalition claimed that reducing corn tariffs would not really benefit local meat producers as annual…
SMC: NCR will have enough food and fuel during ECQ
Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has assured that the company is prepared to supply much-needed food, fuel and…
PhilMaize rejects plan to slash tariffs on corn
The Philippine Maize Federation Inc. (PhilMaize) is opposing the government’s plan to amend the tariff structure for corn…
‘Systemic issues prevent PHL from further expanding agri output’
Philippine farm production is poised for a turnaround this year, but achieving the 2-percent annual growth will remain…
Private sector sells imported pork via govt program
The government has implemented various marketing efforts that will allow consumers to gain access to cheaper imported frozen…
‘Golden Rice will help PHL fight malnutrition’
The commercial propagation of Golden Rice in the Philippines is a huge boost to the country’s efforts to…
Bayer urges Payatas residents to grow vegetables
Bayer is setting up an 800-square-meter urban farm in Payatas, Quezon City, in its bid to promote vegetable…
NIA unveils solar-powered pump irrigation projects in Nueva Ecija
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said it inaugurated the San Isidro and Peñaranda Solar-Powered Pump Projects of the…
DOST promotes community vegetable farming in Rizal
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Calabarzon turned over farm tools, equipment and vegetable seeds to…
US copper buyers face world’s highest prices as demand booms
United States copper buyers are paying the world’s highest prices for the metal as soaring demand and logistical…
RCI unit secures loan from DBP
Roxas Sigma Agriventures Inc., a unit of publicly-listed Roxas and Co. Inc. (RCI), on Tuesday said it is…
Filipinos may soon plant Golden Rice; Bt talong good for food, feed
IN a landmark step for biosafety regulatory processes in the Philippines, the government approved Golden Rice for commercial…
Group urges DA to stop commercial propagation of Vitamin A-rich rice
A nongovernment organization denounced the government’s approval of the commercialization of Golden Rice, saying that the genetically modified…
Palay output likely reached record high in H1
The country’s paddy rice production likely rose to a record high in the first half due to the…
Government banks on ₧300-million agri-biz corridor to address food prices
THE government has broken ground for the construction of the P300-million agri-business industrial corridor (Abic) in Taguig City,…
BFAR inaugurates office housing all frontline, support services
THE Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is gradually moving its Central Office into…
Demand for plant-based meat rising amid ASF, avian flu–BOI
THE Board of Investment (BOI) is bullish on the prospects of plant-based meat products given that demand is…
NIA completes rehab of Pampanga system
THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said it has completed the rehabilitation of the Porac-Gumain River Irrigation System (PGRIS)…
DAR shortens process of securing clearance for transfer of private agri lands
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has eliminated unnecessary procedures to streamline the process of securing clearances for…
Senator protests high pork prices, Congress asked to restore tariff rates
Stressing the need to protect consumers and hog raisers, Senator Francis N. Pangilinan vowed to press Congress to…
PHL wants to hasten WTO talks on fishing rules
The Philippines is pushing for the immediate conclusion of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on fisheries subsidies amid…
‘Innovation in agri will allow PHL to hit SDGs’
Despite the health and economic crises brought about by Covid-19, which have disrupted food systems, the Department of…
Cantilan planters earn extra cash via rat control program
Davao City—Farmers have earned P55,000 for selling rat tails in Surigao del Sur under a program of the…
Pesticide caused kids’ brain damage, California lawsuits say
Lawsuits filed Monday in California seek potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a…
Jica: Irrigation project to boost yield of Pangasinan farmers
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) said planters in Pangasinan will see higher yields due to a new…
New strategy aims to secure fisheries in the Mediterranean
AN ambitious commitment adopted last week by 22 countries plus the European Union aims to secure a sustainable…
Data-driven farm programs pushed in Borongan City
TACLOBAN CITY—The Borongan City government in Eastern Samar has tied up with a nongovernment organization to generate and…
There’s a frenzy in plantation deals on back of palm oil rally, ESG worries
A blistering palm oil rally is stoking a flurry of plantation deals as growers brace for stiffer challenges…
Govt opens facilities to prevent pest infestation in Calabarzon
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has opened crop pest management facilities in Lipa City, Batangas to help the…
PHL sugar production hits 2.134 MMT in June–report
The country’s sugar output as of June 27 reached 2.134 million metric tons (MMT), flat compared to the…
DA wants 100% inspection of all farm imports
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will conduct a 100 percent inspection of all imported farm products…
Del Monte PHL’s fresh pineapple exports hit ₧5.85 billion in April
Del Monte Philippines Inc. (DMPI) saw its revenues from fresh pineapple exports reach P5.85 billion in April, with…
Aboitiz makes ‘agripreneurs’ out of IP farmers
The Aboitiz Group, through its corporate social responsibility arm Aboitiz Foundation and food unit Pilmico, assists farmers in…
Solon: Pork tariff losses could have gone to fighting African swine fever
THE P1.3 billion in foregone revenue from imported pork tariff could have gone to fighting the African swine…
Distribution of farm equipment delayed anew
Some rice farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs), particularly those in coastal areas, may have to wait a few…
Tesda, Nestlé start training program for Bukidnon coffee planters
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has started training a total of 50 coffee farmers on…
DLI bolsters farm-to-community efforts to aid in recovery of Davao’s workforce
IN an effort to help Davao and its people recover from the effects of the pandemic, Damosa Land…
Imports boost pork inventory
The country’s frozen pork inventory as of mid-June rose to its highest level in nearly 12 months due…
DA forms devolution committee
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has formed a committee that would focus on the devolution of the responsibilities…
Gold drops to 10-week low as dollar gains on haven demand
Gold slipped to the lowest since mid-April as the dollar firmed on mounting concerns about the delta coronavirus…
‘Petition to hike pork tariffs based on solid data’
Nongovernment organization Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) is optimistic that its petition to increase pork tariff rates to…
FMC Corp. expands local in-house sales field force
FMC Corp. announced last Friday that it has completed the recruitment of its own local field force in…
Mimaropa recognized anew as best regional office in NIA
Mimaropa was again recognized as the Best Regional Office while Palawan was hailed as the Best Irrigation Management…
PHL coffee production expands by 12.4% in Q1
The country’s dried coffee berry output in the first quarter grew by 12.4 percent to 19,350.32 metric tons…
DENR urges local govts, private sector to revive Samal’s capiz shell industry
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is urging local government units (LGUs) and the private sector…
Draft executive order on agri extension program sent to Malacañang–DA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has submitted to Malacañang a draft executive order (EO) which seeks…
Davao Occidental school gets DOST funding
Davao City—An agriculture and marine school in Davao Occidental received nearly P200,000 in funding from the regional Department…
NIA acquires light, transport equipment
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has acquired 95 units of light and transport equipment worth P155.315 million for…
PHL mulls over hiking biodiesel blend to 4%
The Philippines is looking at increasing the coconut methyl ester (CME) blend in diesel to as much as…
Group: Government should focus on restoring marine resources of Manila Bay
The militant Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) chided the Department of Environment and Natural Resources…
‘BAPTC transformation to hike planters income’
The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said the Benguet Agri-Pinoy Trading Center (BAPTC) will be transformed into…
Sustained efforts needed to manage sardine stocks in Bicol waters–group
Sustainable fisheries management is needed to protect the sardine population in the inner waters of Bicol Region, which…
PHL rice inventory hits 4-month high in April
The country’s rice inventory as of April 1 rose to a four-month high of 2.444 million metric tons…
NIA inks deal with CT Citimotors for acquisition of ₧155.3-M equipment
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) announced that it signed an agreement with CT Citimotors Inc. for the acquisition…
Rice exporters from India, Pakistan need to work on market linkages in PHL—report
Non-Asean exporters, such as India and Pakistan, would need to increase consumer awareness and build business relationships in…
PHL may export pork, beef to Japan—NMIS
The Philippines is now eligible to export pork and beef to Japan following its inclusion in Tokyo’s list…
‘Investments in nature to hike economic output, prevent future pandemics’
Biodiversity financing strategist BIOFIN Philippines has urged the government and the private sector to “invest in nature” as…
Govt to hike crops production via ₧523.57-million soil health program
President Duterte has approved the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) P523.57-million national soil health program (NSHP) which seeks to…
Top biofuel maker eyes garbage in widening hunt for feedstock
The world’s biggest renewable-diesel producer is looking to convert everything from tree limbs to landfill garbage into fuel…
Palawan farmer uses LandBank loan to put up small business
NARRA, Palawan—For the past 30 years, palay farmer Jessie Cabuhat has been tilling his own farm in Barangay…
Govt aims to reduce organic certification cost
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched the participatory guarantee system (PGS), a key feature of the amended…
Bohol farmers get ₧388-M agri projects, machines from govt
Farmers in Bohol received P388 million worth of interventions, including agri-fishery projects, farm inputs and equipment as well…
Local firm ships okra to S. Korea via flag carrier
A local company on Sunday shipped 1,800 kilograms of okra to Incheon in South Korea via flag carrier…
Average live hog price falls to ₧220/kg–ProPork
The retail price of pork should have declined to as low as P330 per kilogram (kg) after the…
BOC lowers tariff rates on rice imports as EO takes effect
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday said it has started imposing lower tariffs on rice imports. Customs…
Nueva Vizcaya farmers develop own brand of brewed Robusta coffee
Farmers in Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya were able to develop their own brand of brewed, upland “barako” coffee, according…
DA allots ₧30M for crafting of commodity road maps
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will allocate P30 million for the development of six commodity road maps, including…
Abaca output expanded by 10.7% in Jan-April
Philippine abaca output in January to April rose by 10.7 percent year-on-year to 20,655.54 metric tons (MT), as…
NIA unveils P1.523-B irrigation projects
The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said it inaugurated two Small Reservoir Irrigation Projects (SRIPs) with an aggregate cost…
PHL purchases of imported milk declined last year—NDA
The country’s milk imports last year fell slightly to 2.936 million metric tons in liquid milk equivalent (MMT-LME)…
‘National program to expand PHL cacao output’
A member of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food is pushing for the establishment of a national…
Thai food giant, govt ink MOA on credit program for hog sector
Thailand-based Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corp. (CPFPC) is the latest firm to join the government’s efforts to revitalize…
House panels greenlight measure granting cash aid to rice farmers
Two committees of the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill authorizing the Department of Agriculture (DA)…
Cargill PHL goes digital to reach more consumers
AS the pandemic restrictions in the country continue to affect the mobility of consumers and food accessibility, Cargill…
Shipping charter rates up 65% in Q2, food importers hurting
GLOBAL shipping costs continue to rise with charter rates expanding by 65 percent this second quarter, dimming the…
‘Liberal trade policy to make food affordable’
Seven industry groups, including the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham), called on the government to…
Bayer opens applications for youth agriculture summit in November
Applications are now open for the 2021 Youth Ag Summit (YAS), a global forum and biennially organized conference…
‘Father of Hybrid Rice’ Yuan Longping dies; rice research helped feed world
Worldwide, a fifth of all rice now comes from species created by hybrid rice following Yuan’s breakthrough discoveries.
FFF may file case against TC over rice tariffs
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said it is planning to file a case against the Tariff Commission…
DENR turns over JICA-funded projects to upland dwellers
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 2 has recently turned over to concerned local…
DA order waiving pesticide testing fees takes effect
The private sector welcomed the recent implementation of Department of Agriculture (DA) Administrative Order (AO) 11-2021, saying the…
DA chief forms panel to craft rules for allocating pork MAV
Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar has formed an inter-agency committee that would craft the implementing guidelines of Executive…
‘Amend agri-agra law to expand farmers, fishers access to credit’
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) has thrown its support behind the speedy passage of the amendments…
PHL rice imports inch up in January-April–BPI
The country’s rice imports in January to April reached 780,068.53 metric tons (MT) , slightly higher than the…
SEAFDEC aims to plug milkfish fry gap in PHL
AN international research center has announced that the first rehabilitated hatchery in Western Visayas, which is expected to…
India seen keeping lid on global rice prices with record exports
The world’s biggest rice exporter is heading for record shipments this year that will help to keep rising…
WorldFish scientist wins 2021 World Food Prize
DR. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, on Wednesday was named the…
DAR chief to traders: Stop shortchanging local farmers
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John R. Castriciones on Wednesday lamented the sad plight of farmers who…
State of calamity declaration to protect ASF-free areas—solon
THE declaration of a State of Calamity due to African swine fever (ASF) will not only free up…
Canadian, Belgian pork exporters upbeat on PHL market this year
Pork exporters from Canada and Belgium are optimistic about increasing their shipments to the Philippines after Manila lowered…