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Rice imports may reach all-time high by year-end — DA

Workers load and unload sacks of rice along Dagupan Street in Divisoria, Manila, on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) revealed Tuesday that rice imports may hit a record high of 4.7 million metric tons by year-end to address the impact of natural disasters on local palay production.

Workers load and unload sacks of rice along Dagupan Street in Divisoria, Manila, on Wednesday, 18 December 2024. The Department of Agriculture (DA) revealed Tuesday that rice imports may hit a record high of 4.7 million metric tons by year-end to address the impact of natural disasters on local palay production.

John Carlo Magallon

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Workers load and unload sacks of rice along Dagupan Street in Divisoria, Manila, on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

Workers load and unload sacks of rice along Dagupan Street in Divisoria, Manila, on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

John Carlo Magallon

Workers load and unload sacks of rice along Dagupan Street in Divisoria, Manila, on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

Workers load and unload sacks of rice along Dagupan Street in Divisoria, Manila, on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

John Carlo Magallon

Workers load and unload sacks of rice along Dagupan Street in Divisoria, Manila, on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

Workers load and unload sacks of rice along Dagupan Street in Divisoria, Manila, on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

John Carlo Magallon

Workers load and unload sacks of rice along Dagupan Street in Divisoria, Manila, on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

Workers load and unload sacks of rice along Dagupan Street in Divisoria, Manila, on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.

John Carlo Magallon