Prices of some foods, particularly imported, are starting to increase again in February after posting declines last month as local products become the cheapest option, government data showed. The common staple well-milled rice was pegged at P56.21 per kilogram, coming from the prices of P55.42 and...
Around 4,000 farmers in Western Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula are feeling the brunt of the El Niño phenomenon as the regions’ agricultural sector is among the hardest hit, the Task Force El Niño said on Sunday, Feb. 18. (Photo by Nana Buxani/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...
Food security and agricultural trade and cooperation are President Marcos' top agenda when he visits Vietnam, one of the world's major rice exporters, next week. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Aileen Mendiola-Rau said Friday, Jan. 26, that Marcos' visit is...
The price of well-milled rice slightly increased during the first week of January amid the dry spell forecast this year, based on the data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). According to the PSA report, a kilogram of well-milled rice cost P55.5 from January 1 to 5, which is higher than...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, January 18 urged lawmakers not to include agricultural lands and indigenous people’s domains from any discussion about amendments in the 1987 Constitution. Gatchalian made the call in as he expressed concerns over possible inclusion of a...
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 16, the date and venue for the in-person mass oathtaking ceremony for new agricultural and biosystems engineers. PRC / Manila Bulletin The commission said that the oathtaking ceremony will take place on Jan. 18 at 8 a.m. The...
Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. has created a special team assigned to craft the rules and regulations on the procurement and stockpiling of agriculture products in a bid to stabilize their supply and prices in the markets. In creating a Technical Working Group...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the upward trend in agricultural commodity prices, including crops and fish, continued to lose momentum in the third quarter. The PSA said in a report that the annual producer price index (PPI) for agriculture dropped to 7.9 percent from 12...
Prices of tilapia have slightly increased ahead of the holiday season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. Agriculture Spokesperson Arnel de Mesa disclosed on Monday, Dec. 11, that the price of the commodity went up from P140 to P145 this week. "Yung tilapia bahagyang tumaas ng limang piso...
There will be enough supply of agricultural commodities in the country during the holiday season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The DA assured that there will be ample supply of food during the upcoming holiday season, saying that production of key commodities remain stable. "We can...
The costs of several agricultural commodities, including special rice, went up in the first days of November, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In a data released by PSA, a kilogram of special rice posted an average retail price of P61.40 between Nov. 1 and 5, up by 1.3 percent...
On 15 November 2023, the Batitang Agricultural Cooperative (BAC) with the support of KOPIA, PhilRice and LGU-Zaragoza formally started its seedling agribusiness enterprise with the completion ceremony of its facilities composed of two greenhouses for seedling nurseries and a 200 sq. meter operation...
