Agriculture - Matches

AS the year of high inflation comes to a close, Filipinos may not be able to see price increases slow down next year, especially with the recent decis..

THE PHILIPPINES’ agricultural output shrank for a second straight quarter in the July-to-September period mainly due to declines in crops a..

Newly appointed Department of  Agriculture Secretary (DA) Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said he is planning to reactivate the Bureau of Agricultural S..

AN EXTENSION of lowered tariffs on pork, rice, and corn may not stabilize surging domestic prices for the commodities, analysts said. Leonardo Q. Mon..

ECONOMISTS said government intervention in the pork industry must focus on lowering input costs for hog raisers, mainly by making animal feed cheaper,..

THE Philippines’s self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) in rice fell to 77 percent in 2022, the lowest in more than two decades, as the country remained ..

ECONOMISTS have called for a clear assessment of the real effects of the price ceiling on rice that was implemented for almost a month, noting that th..

GIVEN the latest inflation print and risks that could further lead to price spikes for the country’s food staple, there may be room to revisit i..

PRESIDENT Marcos Jr.’s decision to lift the price ceiling on rice was made “at the right time” as the country starts its main harves..

MANILA - Agricultural analysts said the lifting of price ceiling of rice is favorable to the agricultural sector. Prof. Geny Lapina, an agricultural ..

THE PHILIPPINES imported 2.49 million metric tons (MT) of rice in the year to date as of Sept. 21, down 18.1% from a year earlier, the Bureau of Plant..

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, implemented the project Convergence ..

To protect the country’s farmers from usurious lenders, marked by excessive loan interest rates and unauthorized lending practices, Davao City F..

MANILA -- A group of economists have asked the government to cut tariffs on imported rice, saying this will bring down the costs of Filipinos' staple ..

We’ve probably all heard the story of a past president who wanted the law of supply and demand repealed. The problem is that it’s not a la..