The Philippines intends to import less rice in 2023, an Agriculture executive said. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian made the statement following the projection of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the Philippines rice importation will hit 3.8...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines' impending dislodgement of China as the world's number one rice importer reflects the sorry state of the local agriculture sector. Nueva Ecija 3rd district Rep. Ria Vergara, a member of the House Committee on Agriculture and...
The Philippines and the United States have launched a new project that aims to strengthen veterinary services to ensure safe local pork and pork products. This came after the Department of Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding in relation to the project funded by the US Department of...
Philippine agriculture, with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. directly taking primary responsibility, is expected to get a boost from the United States following the launching of a trade mission launched in the country. Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley arrived in...
The country’s rice imports will end up higher than earlier expected at 2.6 million metric tons (MT), making the country still one of the top rice importers in the world. Based on the latest report of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), the...
Philippine fruit importation has grown substantially and is seen to further rise with more Filipinos incorporating healthy food into their diet amid the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its latest report, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service...
The Philippines is expected to face shortfall in the supply of sugar in the coming market year (MY) despite the government's decision to suspend the export of the sweetener to the United States and other markets globally. Latest report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed that due to...
The Philippines’s food service sector is expected to shrink further this year to $7.4 billion following a 44 percent fall in 2020, on the weight of the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant as well as the government’s abrupt implementation of different quarantine restrictions. This is according...
The Philippines’ inventory of frozen pork is at historic high amid the continuous entry of imported pork while local pork output remained flat. 36134 Data from the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) showed that inventories of frozen pork in accredited cold storages in the Philippines have...
The Philippines is seen importing more chicken meat until end this year despite declining demand, data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed. The latest forecast of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila (Post) showed that the Philippines’ “chicken meat...
The Philippines is seen importing more rice in the coming months amid expectations of improving economic conditions despite the prolonged pandemic. 34306 In the updated forecast of US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) here in Manila (Post), the Philippines rice...
A government-run dairy farm in Baguio City is expected to be a more reliable source of milk in the country as the Department of Agriculture (DA) is aiming to enter an agreement with its USA counterpart for the farm's improvement. ROAD TO MILK CAPITAL IN CORDILLERA-- The United States Department of...
