Agriculture
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.
San Miguel expands ‘backyard bukid’ farms nationwide
San Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its San Miguel Foundation (SMF), has expanded its community farming initiative Backyard Bukid to six sites nationwide, with plans to establish at least three new locations annually as part of a broader push to improve food access and support livelihoods in low-income communities.
