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    Agriculture

    Tight supplies, improved demand push India rates to fresh records

    Rates of parboiled rice exported from top hub India climbed to fresh record highs this week on limited supplies and slight improvement in demand, while Vietnam prices slipped as stocks build up.

    Delayed release of game fowl imported from US a precautionary step to mitigate spread of bird flu

    Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. on Thursday said the delayed release of hundreds of game fowls imported from the US was a...

    Farm gate price of palay continue to rise in January, up 41% on-year

    The farm gate price of a kilo of palay continued to rise in January, according to data released Wednesday by the Philippine Statistics Authority, which is a boon for farmers but a bane for rice consumers.

    DA seeks US biotech firm’s help vs Cecid flies in mangoes

    The Department of Agriculture will invite experts from Sun & Earth Microbiology LLC, a Florida-headquartered biotechnology company, to help eliminate Cecid fly infestation that undermines Philippine mango production and export.

    DA declares Benguet Province free from avian flu

    The Department of Agriculture has declared the province of Benguet free from avian influenza, two years after the initial case of the H5N1 infection was confirmed through laboratory testing.

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