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The Philippines announced price ceilings for rice on Friday to protect consumers, as the rising cost of the national staple probably caused August inflation to accelerate for the first time in ...
September 14 – The Philippines overtakes China as the world's top rice importer, according to the report by the United States Department of Agriculture. [267] [268] September 15 – Six Philippine companies are included in the Time Magazine's list of World's Best Companies of 2023. [269]
The Philippines, the world's top rice buyer, is seeking to import another 300,000 tonnes of the staple food to boost state stockpiles while battling the coronavirus pandemic and ahead of its own ...
The Philippines is the 8th-largest rice producer in the world, accounting for 2.8% of global rice production. [1] The Philippines was also the world's largest rice importer in 2010. [2] [needs update] There are an estimated 2.4 million rice farmers in the Philippines as of 2020. [3]
The Philippines is the 8th largest rice producer in the world, accounting for 2.8% of global rice production. [28] The Philippines was also the world's largest rice importer in 2010. [29] In 2010, nearly 15.7 million metric tons of palay (pre-husked rice) were produced. [30] In 2010, palay accounted for 21.86% percent of gross value added in ...
The two countries also signed a deal on Tuesday for Vietnam to supply the Philippines with 1.5 million to 2 million metric tons (1.6 to 2.2 million U.S. tons) of rice each year at affordable prices.
The Philippines' National Food Authority (Filipino: Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng Pagkain, abbreviated as NFA), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring the food security of the Philippines and the stability of supply and price of rice, the Philippines' staple grain.
While the rice crisis did occur at the same time as the 2007–2008 world food price crisis, Tom Slayton has argued the spike in rice prices are a special case. [2] Slayton argues that the price increases were a result of rising oil and petrochemical prices (peaking in July 2008); and export restrictions by a number of countries. [2]