Farmers may quit as palay hits P8/kg
To protect local rice producers, SINAG is also urging the government to restore the 35 percent tariff on imported rice — up from the current 1 percent — to…
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Palay price drop
Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Palay price drop.
![[FILES] 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.](https://images.assettype.com/tribune/2025-02-24/gxnqfcu4/1000002968.jpg?w=200&auto=format&q=70&rect=147%2C0%2C1755%2C1152&h=131&fit=crop)