The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has clarified that the backlog of rice shipments at Manila ports is not due to congestion, but rather pending actions from consignees necessary for the release of these goods. According to the BOC, there are currently 258 containers of rice at the Port of Manila. Of...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) stated that President Marcos' move to lower rice import tariffs is not causing an increase in the country's rice imports. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said that rice importation is demand-driven, emphasizing that the Philippines would not...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that rice traders in the Philippines have been steadily holding onto their stocks after President Marcos’ move to lower import tariffs. In the Grain and Feed Update report dated July 9, USDA noted that rice traders who brought in their...
The Marcos administration’s inter-agency committee on inflation said that the importation of refined sugar must arrive in the country before October this year to help bridge the local production gap. At its meeting on Friday, June 28, the Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook...
The Philippines is poised to retain its position as the leading global rice importer this year and the next, according to the latest forecasts from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA now expects that the country’s rice imports will reach up to 4.6 million metric...
Supporting the Philippine Sugar Millers Association's (PSMA) suggestion to set aside importation, the Sugar Council called for a computed and transparent importation program so that locally produced sugar is not prejudiced. In a statement on Wednesday, May 29, the Sugar Council said that while...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to extend the ban on onion imports amid the prevailing low market prices. After conducting thorough daily monitoring, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said there is no urgency to allow the importation of any onion products into the...
As sugarcane producers urged the government to import sugar to avoid supply shortages in the country, the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said that they agency is currently studying its importation plans. In a briefing, SRA administrator Pablo Azcona said they must identify the sugar...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is calling for the reduction of pork importation as many areas in the country are still recovering from the impact of African Swine Fever (ASF). AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (left) partakes of a ‘lechon’ or roasted pig at the...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said that El Niño did not have a significant impact on the sugarcane harvest in the country. In a recent report, the USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) revised its forecast for raw sugar production, increasing it by 50,000 metric tons...
The Department of Agriculture assured that the recent importation ban of alumahan, galunggong, and tulingan will not affect the local fish supply and the canned fish industry. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said that the suspension of imports was timely to the open fishing...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (PPAB) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says the government must put all the stops with the commodity of rice after the Philippines’ inflation rate jumped to 3.4 percent. “If the government were to be obsessed with one...
