Agriculture
PH sugar output exceeds 2M MT, surpassing projections
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) announced that sugar production for crop year 2023–2024 has breached the 2 million metric ton (MT) mark, surpassing both initial and pre-final projections.
Cold storage for rice seeds now in key provinces
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has expressed its gratitude to the South Korean government for its sustained support—channeled through Official Development Assistance (ODA) Korea—toward the Philippines’ efforts to modernize its rice sector, a key pillar of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's broader food security agenda.
New PSA carcass formula sparks swine sector concern
A recent decision by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to revise the carcass conversion rate for certain livestock has sparked concern in the swine industry, which continues to struggle following the first African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in 2019.
DA chief backs gradual, well-timed rice tariff hike
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. told Congress on Wednesday that the Department of Agriculture (DA) has recommended to the Tariff Commission that any future increase in the rice import duty—from the current 15 percent back to the previous 35 percent—be implemented gradually and timed strategically to minimize its impact on both local and global markets.
Philippines lifts import ban on bird, poultry products from Belgium
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds, including poultry products, from Belgium, following confirmation that the recent avian flu outbreak has been fully contained.
