Agriculture
USDA projects lower rice import, but the opposite of soybean meal for 2024
The US Department of Agriculture has lowered its projection for the amount of rice the Philippines will import this year but still expects the country to buy a higher volume of soybean meal.
Philippines shows narrower deficit in trade of agricultural products in 2023 — PSA
The country's agricultural trade deficit narrowed in 2023 to USD11.49 billion as the both exports and imports of farm products decreased, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.
Agri chief pushes for programs to “build the youth” for the future
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. urged young Bicolanos to take advantage of various government initiatives promoting the agro-fishery sector, calling them “critical” components in the national goal of producing more food and modernizing the farm sector.
NFA Council OKs higher buying price for palay
The National Food Authority Council on Thursday approved a higher buying price range for palay to give the government corporation the flexibility to compete with private traders in securing supply and help rice farmers earn more from their harvest.
BPI unveils Philippines’ first-ever mobile food testing laboratory
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) on Thursday inaugurated Thursday the first-ever Mobile Plant Food Safety Laboratory that will help ensure that food consumed by Filipinos are clean and safe.
