August Palay prices jump 30%
Palay prices rose nearly 30 percent year-on-year in August, giving Filipino rice farmers more room to absorb higher fuel, transport and production costs…
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DA suspends Iloilo rice imports
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. raises palay buying prices and suspends rice imports through Iloilo ports to protect Western Visayas farmers…
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DA moves to steady palay prices nationwide
The DA, however, stressed that the decline is not happening throughout the country, stating that in some provinces, such as Palawan, palay prices remain…
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DA moves to steady palay prices nationwide
The Department of Agriculture is ramping up interventions to stabilize palay and rice prices nationwide as farmgate rates soften in key producing provinces.…
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DA sees rice revival as palay prices surge
‘This harvest season, we are seeing prices improve to P22 to P27 per kilo, and we hope this continues so farmers are encouraged to plant more for the next…
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NFA holds palay buying; DA rolls out fuel aid
The buffer stock can last for 10 days, which is enough to feed the Philippines for 30 days.
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Palay prices climb after rice import suspension
Average farmgate palay prices rose following the suspension of rice imports from September to December 2025, with fresh palay up 28 percent from early…
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WV palay production drops 47%
Western Visayas’ palay production plunged 46.9% in Q4 2025 due to reduced harvested areas and adverse weather, with Iloilo leading the decline, raising…
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300 more palay processing centers to open nationwide this year
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announces plans to open 300 more palay processing centers nationwide this year, aiming to reduce post-harvest losses, improve…
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Rice cap stays at P43 per kilo
The government will maintain the maximum rice retail price at P43 per kilo until the planned increase in import duties takes effect on 16 January 2026.
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Government sets NFA as temporary palay price benchmark
The NFA will temporarily set the palay floor price to support farmers’ income and stabilize rice farm-gate prices under the Sagip Saka Act.
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Marcos extends rice import ban until year-end — DA chief
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved extending the rice import ban until the end of 2025 to stabilize palay prices and support local farmers,…
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NFA tests 1-ton bag system to cut grain costs
The National Food Authority has started testing a 1-ton bagging system to reduce storage costs and increase warehouse capacity as part of its grain-handling…
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DAR vows stronger palay farmers’ backing
The Department of Agrarian Reform convened top government officials to tackle the drop in palay prices, urging all agencies and GOCCs to buy local rice to…
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1M farmers to receive P7K each next year to offset losses from cheap palay
At least one million rice farmers will receive ₱7,000 in cash aid under the proposed 2026 national budget to offset income losses from plunging palay prices,…
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Kiko seeks definition of rice profiteering
‘There is no science to determine how much you really earn when you buy it (palay) at P5 a kilo.’
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