Farmers monitor rice fields as DA enforces new SRP amid high prices

Analy Labor·19 February 2025 · 3:03 AM PHT·1 MIN READ

On Tuesday, 18 February 2025, farmer Kapopoy inspects his rice seedlings at a paddy field in Brgy. Krus na Ligas, Quezon City.

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Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has issued a maximum suggested retail price (SRP) for rice amid persistently high prices, despite a 20-percent tariff cut.

Authorities expect the maximum SRP to bring rice prices down to ₱49 per kilo by March, following the DA’s enforcement of a maximum SRP of ₱52 per kilo.