Agriculture
From farm to table: Marcos pushes affordable rice
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said that the government is ready to expand the sale of P20-per-kilogram rice across the country, backed by a P113 billion allocation to widen its availability in more retail outlets. The initiative, currently operating in 162 locations through the Kadiwa ng Pangulo program, has already been piloted successfully in various provinces across Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
Agri losses top ₱2.3B as weather wrecks food supply chain
The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Monday that agricultural losses from the southwest monsoon and Tropical Cyclones Crising, Dante, and Emong have ballooned to ₱2.34 billion, highlighting growing threats to food supply and prices in the Philippines.
DA lifts Australia poultry import ban
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted its temporary ban on the importation of poultry products from Australia, a move expected to reinvigorate bilateral meat trade and stabilize local poultry prices amid ongoing supply pressures.
PH prioritizes agri protection in US trade talks
The Philippines is prioritizing the protection of key agricultural commodities—rice, corn, sugar, chicken, fish, and pork—in ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States.
Monsoon, storm trio deliver P1.12B agri disaster grand slam
Severe weather conditions—driven by tropical storms Crising, Dante, and Emong, along with intensified southwest monsoon rains—have inflicted P1.12 billion in agricultural damage across the Philippines, with rice farming the hardest hit, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported Friday.
