Amid searing heat, a Filipino farmer harvests palay—his toil undermined by persistently low farmgate prices. Rising production costs means many rice farmers earn less...
National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro are reportedly holding hundreds of thousands of sacks of unmilled palay, some of which...
The Philippines is expected to maintain a sufficient rice supply of 3.83 million metric tons by end-2024, covering about 100 days of consumption despite...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to gradually adjust the palay buying price to balance the financial gains of Filipino farmers with consumer demands...
The National Food Authority (NFA) began aggressively buying palay at higher prices on Monday, seeking to boost buffer stocks.
The NFA council recently raised the...
NORTH Luzon farmers are happy these days as they are enjoying the benefits of high palay prices versus previous years.Fresh palay fetches an average...