Rice

By Bernadette D. Nicolas, Business Mirror, 25 October 2019 FARMERS may have to wait for at least one or two years before they can get protection from the influx of rice imports as a result of the rice trade liberalization law.

by Rio N. Araja, Manila Standard, 20 Oct 2019 To ease the impact of liberalization, Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said the government is set to grant rice farmers a one-time cash gift of P5,000 in December.

By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer 12 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has decided to defer the implementation of safeguard duties on rice imports this week, even as prices of palay (unmilled rice) sank to an eight-year low.

By: Ernesto M. Ordoñez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 4 Oct 2019 Though rice tariffication is much better than the quantitative restrictions implemented by the government-led import monopoly, the devil is in the 35-percent level.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) – 30 Sep 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Farmers will now slowly benefit from the liberalization of the rice industry as the government released P2.46 billion as part of the tariffication fund, according to the Department of Agriculture.

By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Sept 2019 Some foreign and local business groups want the government to continue implementing the rice tariffication law despite mounting calls to amend or repeal the months-old legislation.

8 Sept 2019 – Federation of Free Farmers says MANAGING ENTRY OF RICE IMPORTS IS KEY TO ADDRESSING PALAY PRICE PROBLEM The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) urged government to focus on the root cause of the drastic drop in palay prices nationwide instead of relying on palliative measures that are either too expensive or…

by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sep 12, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – The National Food Authority (NFA) Council has approved lowering the prices of NFA rice to P27 per kilogram by flooding the market with at least 3.6 million bags of rice, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).

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By Genalyn Kabiling, Manila Bulletin, Sep 5, 2019 The government is prepared to buy all rice grown by local farmers for a reasonable price, President Duterte said on Wednesday.

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by Ernesto M. Ordoñez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 30, 2019 It’s a crisis when majority of our 2.4 million rice farmers are suffering from the low 35-percent tariff under the rice tariffication law.

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by Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star) – Aug 26, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The Senate committee on agriculture and food is set to start this week its inquiry on the implementation of the Rice Tariffication law, which some critics said has adversely affected farmers.

August 18, 2019 – Farmers support Pangilinan’s call to review Rice Tariffication Law – ‘Control influx of imports displacing local rice’

Farmers refute claims rice liberalization has lowered rice prices Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) – July 22, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Local farmers are contradicting the claim of the economic team that the opening up of the market has resulted in a significant decline in rice prices. The Federation of Free Farmers…

FARMERS DOWNPLAY CLAIMED BENEFITS OF RICE TARIFFICATION LAW ON CONSUMERS The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) questioned recent claims of some government officials that the Rice Tariffication Law (RA 11203) has resulted in a significant decline in rice prices. RA 11203, which took effect last March 2019, removed the quantitative limits on rice imports and…

by Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jul 18, 2019 Industry stakeholders are appealing to President Duterte to order a review of the rice import liberalization law after palay prices reached its breakeven point, leaving local rice producers without any profit.

by Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) – Jul 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The ongoing liberalization of rice trade in the country can potentially boost gross domestic product (GDP) growth by 0.44 percentage point as the agriculture sector would be diversified,” the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.

by Mary Grace Padin (The Philippine Star) – Jul 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — The government has collected P5.9 billion in rice tariffs since the liberalization of rice imports in March, according to the Department of Finance.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Jun 17, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Approximately 1,200 municipalities in the country are expected to reap the benefits of rice liberalization as the government finalizes the guidelines for the farm mechanization component under the rice competitiveness enhancement Fund (RCEF).

by Karlston Lapniten, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 17, 2019 BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — The Philippines had planned to be self-sufficient in rice by 2017 and be at par with rice exporting countries like Vietnam and Thailand.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Jun 10, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Nearly three months since the opening of the rice market, local consumers continue to enjoy lower prices, but farmers remain to be at the losing end.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), May 25, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Local farmers are losing as much as P95 billion with the implementation of the rice import liberalization law.

By Cai U. Ordinario & Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas, BusinessMirror, Apr 10, 2019 FARMERS may have to wait until the third quarter at the earliest to benefit from a fund that will consist of tariffs from rice imports, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

by ABS-CBN News, Apr 09 2019 MANILA – An official of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said it was “too early to say” if the entry of imported rice was causing a slump in rice farm-gate prices.

By: Karl R. Ocampo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Apr 02, 2019 A month after President Duterte signed the Rice Import Liberalization Law that would soon allow the unimpeded entry of imported rice in the country, prices of palay and rice continued to dip as of the third week of March.

by Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star), Mar 5, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos can expect more imported rice to enter the country as the law liberalizing the local rice industry takes effect today.

by LBG, GMA News, Marso 1, 2019 Inaasahang P2 hanggang P7 ang ibababa sa presyo ng bigas kada kilo kapag dumating na ang mga inaangkat na bigas sa ibang bansa. Ipinahayag ni Department of Finance Assistance Secretary Tony Lambino sa isang forum sa Quezon City, na ang inaasahang pagbaba ng presyon ng bigas at epekto…