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The National Food Authority was created by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree No. 4 dated September 26, 1972, under the name National Grains Authority (NGA) with the mission of promoting the integrated growth and development of the grains industry covering rice, corn, feed grains and other grains like sorghum, mung beans, and peanuts. [1]
Although prices may be higher than those in supermarkets, sari-sari stores offer convenient access to basic commodities, especially in rural areas where larger markets are scarce. [ 5 ] [ 1 ] In the Philippines, following the concept of tingi or retail, customers can buy 'units' of a product rather than a whole package, making it affordable to ...
It was stated that this was the result of local retailers raising prices to recover financial losses from low demand. [9] The Philippine government retains some control over the price of some commodities sold in palengke , especially critical foods such as rice . [ 10 ]
As a subsidiary of the National Grains Authority (NGA) in 1980, BPRE's powers and functions were expanded through LOI 1142 to include other agricultural commodities in line with the conversion of NGA to the National Food Authority (NFA). In 1986, BPRE became an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture through Executive Order 116.
The Bureau of Agriculture grew rapidly until it was abolished by the enactment of Act No. 2666, otherwise known as An Act to Re-organize the Executive Department of the Government of the Philippine Islands, on November 18, 1916, and was implemented on January 1, 1917.
The Philippines is the world's third largest producer of pineapples, producing more than 2.4 million of tonnes in 2015. [50] The Philippines was in the top three banana producing countries in 2010, including India and China. [51] Davao and Mindanao contribute heavily to the total national banana crop. [51]
MCX currently has 84 registered members throughout the Philippines. MCX provides a platform for trading of commodities, futures contracts and options contracts on various base metals, agriculture commodities, energy, and currencies. The monthly volume on all contracts is around US$12.6 million. Defunct 20 years ago.
Commodity [2] [3] Contract size Currency Main exchange Symbol Class III Milk: 200,000 lb: USD ($): Chicago Mercantile Exchange: DC Cash-settled Butter: 20,000 lb (~9 metric tons)