Agriculture
Farmers’ group pushes for minimum palay buying price to shield producers
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) is urging the government to impose a minimum buying price for palay, warning that plummeting farmgate prices driven by cheaper rice imports and other factors are threatening the livelihoods of Filipino rice farmers.
Soybean meal imports to rise on strong feed demand — USDA
The Philippines is expected to import 3.35 million metric tons (MT) of soybean meal (SBM) in marketing year (MY) 2025-2026, a 3.1 percent increase from the previous year’s 3.25 million MT, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila.
TWG goes after ASF
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has proactively established a technical working group (TWG) to review and update the national African Swine Fever (ASF) prevention and control program.
DA inaugurates vaccine development center at CLSU campus
The Department of Agriculture (DA) officially inaugurated the vaccine unit at the Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (CenTrAD) on Tuesday.
SRA responds to Mt. Kanlaon eruption, prepares P4M for emergency relief
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has activated its Disaster Response Team in response to the volcanic unrest at Mt. Kanlaon, which erupted on Tuesday morning.
