Lawmakers blame collusion for high rice prices
Lawmakers accuse rice importers and traders of collusion, causing high rice prices despite an oversupply and reduced import tariffs. Discover the details…
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Lawmakers accuse rice importers and traders of collusion, causing high rice prices despite an oversupply and reduced import tariffs. Discover the details…
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‘The truth is, what we saw was the control of the price of rice, which was smuggled rice.’
‘On food security, the President is focusing on that. And he is also figuring out the best way to alleviate it, if there is a problem there. That is what the…
The NPCC has urged the Department of Agriculture to declare a 'food security emergency for rice' due to high prices, enabling the NFA to release buffer stocks…
‘We saw in the presentation of the PSA it is very clear that there is a collusion’
