Agriculture
NFA frees up warehouse space, resumes palay buying in Bulacan
The National Food Authority (NFA) has resumed palay procurement in Bulacan after clearing out space in its warehouses, carrying out President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to purchase as much as possible to bolsters farmers’ income and build up the grain reserves needed to sustain the P20 per kilo rice program.
Filipino startups lead agri innovation in Taipei
The Philippines underscored its commitment to innovation-driven agriculture at InnoVEX 2025, Asia’s premier startup platform, with the Department of Agriculture–Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS) leading a delegation that spotlighted youth-led, high-tech agri ventures.
Chicken output rises in 1Q, prices dip slightly
Chicken production in the country reached 550.50 thousand metric tons, in liveweight terms, in the first quarter of 2025, an 8.7 percent year-on-year increase from 506.28 thousand metric tons in the same period last year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.
Philippines Bans Brazilian Poultry Over Bird Flu, Impacting Half of Chicken Imports
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a temporary ban on the importation of poultry and related products from Brazil following confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 avian influenza in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul.
Gov’t eyes bigger rice buffer, ₱27-B NFA budget for 2026
The National Food Authority (NFA) is proposing a ₱27-billion budget for 2025 to scale up domestic palay procurement and meet its 15-day mandated rice buffer stock, equivalent to 900,000 metric tons. NFA administrator Larry Lacson announced the proposal on Wednesday, emphasizing its importance for national food security and supporting local farmers.
