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WTO told: PHL can’t convert QR into tariff yet
Manila has informed the World Trade Organization (WTO) that the Philippines may not be able to convert the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice into tariff by July 1 due to the delay in the amendment of a domestic law.
Protect rice farmers before QR Expires–PCC
It will surely benefit the consumers, but lifting the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice, without providing the agriculture sector with the appropriate protection, will burden rice farmers, an official of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said.
Farmers to dump rice for corn when QR ends
The country’s paddy-rice output could decline to below 18 million metric tons (MMT), after the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice is scrapped on June 30, according to a Global Agriculture Information Network (Gain) report.
Government urged to hike tariff on rice imports
THE government should raise taxes and customs duties if it really wants to lift the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice, which is set to expire next year, Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo of Pampanga said.