The initiative combines food affordability with farmer support through government-backed pricing and distribution.

Effective July 1, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will lower the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice ...

MANILA, Philippines - The United States anticipates a hike in agricultural exports to the Philippines this year amid several ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is preparing to lower the maximum suggested retail price (SRP) of imported rice to P43 per kilo starting July 1. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. made ...

Affordable prices of the staple grain are central to the agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who also helmed the ...

Thailand has secured more than 500,000 tons in new rice export orders following trade discussions at the Thailand Rice ...

By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Senior Reporter TARIFF SCHEMES like seasonal duties are not enough to stabilize rice supply in the Philippines, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said, citing the need ...

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia's National Food Agency (Bapanas) announced on May 27 that the Government would process food waste ...

“The strategy (of implementing EO 62) largely failed as importers and traders pocketed most of the savings from the tariff cuts instead of passing them on to consumers,” he said. Rice imports ...

Policies Mohanty mentioned are India’s removal of the import ban on non-Basmati white rice, and the Philippines’ maximum suggested retail price on imported rice plus efforts to crack down on ...

The government adjusted its import strategy to reflect the anticipated strong local harvest. De Mesa cited a report by an Indian-American agricultural economist, noting that rice importation trends in ...