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El Niño agriculture damage reaches P151.3 million

Damage to agriculture due to El Niño in Western Visayas and Zamboanga peninsula has reached P151.3 million, with 3,291 hectares of agricultural land affected, according to the Department of Agriculture......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 10th, 2024

DA: Shear line agriculture damage reaches P137 million

The shear line’s damage to the agriculture sector in Davao and Caraga reached P136.57 million covering at least 9,043 hectares of rice and corn, according to the Department of Agriculture......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 28th, 2024

Tighter control over rice imports, direct buying from farmers eyed

The Department of Agriculture is seeking tighter control over the rice industry by restricting imports during harvest seasons and inspecting warehouses of traders and importers......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

Meat imports up 3 percent in Q1

The country’s meat imports grew by three percent to over 270,000 metric tons in the first quarter on the back of higher pork purchases, latest government data showed......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Rice imports as of mid-March 886,963 MT

The country’s rice imports as of mid-March have surpassed the total volume recorded in the entire first quarter of last year by a double-digit rate, to over 880,000 metric tons, government data showed......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 26th, 2024

Salt imports decline as local output improves

The country’s salt imports decreased to 84 percent of total requirements last year from 90 percent in 2022 as local production improved, a ranking official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 20th, 2024

‘Imports, SRA made future worse for RHI unit’

Sugar and ethanol producer Roxas Holdings Inc. (RHI) took a major hit as increased imports and an alleged instruction from the government to stop refining led to the closure of its wholly owned subsidiary......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

‘Pork prices to go up as DA limits imports’

Limiting imports under lower tariff rate could drive pork prices higher as micro, small and medium enterprises would lose access to “cheaper” imported stocks, meat importers warned yesterday......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 26th, 2024

2024 rice imports hit 570,000 MT

The country’s rice imports have reached almost 570,000 metric tons as of mid-February, surpassing the total imported volume in the first two months of last year by over 40 percent......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

Fertilizer imports hit 3-year high in 2023

Fertilizer imports last year expanded by almost a fifth to a three-year high of over 2.5 million metric tons as global prices of the farm input declined at a double-digit pace......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 19th, 2024

Philippines’ estimated rice imports rise by 100,000 MT — USDA

In a data report released on Friday, the USDA has increased its estimates for Philippine rice imports in 2024 to 3.9 million MT, higher than the 3.8 MT million forecast last January. .....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 9th, 2024

Keeping Magnolia at Bey

The theory is if the opposing imports cancel each other out, then the locals will decide the outcome of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals. But what if the imports don’t perform as expected, can the locals carry the load?.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Filipino imports shine in action-packed Japan B. League weekend

Kai Sotto scores a season-high 16 points, while Matthew Wright puts up back-to-back 20-plus-point performances as Filipino imports impress in the Japan B. League.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsJan 28th, 2024

Tale of two imports

Rain or Shine’s Tree Treadwell is cut from a different mold that’s typical of imports playing in the PBA......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

DA lifts ban on poultry imports from 2 US states

The Department of Agriculture has lifted the ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from two states in the US after the outbreak of avian flu had already been addressed......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 23rd, 2024

BCCP raises concerns over plans to curb meat imports

The British Chamber of Commerce Philippines expressed concerns on the agriculture department’s plan to temporarily suspend the minimum access volume on corn and pork......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 10th, 2024

DA wants to suspend pork, corn MAV

The Department of Agriculture is looking at curbing the country’s agricultural imports by temporarily suspending the minimum access volume for pork and corn this year......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

Ban imposed on cattle imports amid new disease

The Department of Agriculture has banned the importation of live cattle and buffalo and their products from Libya, Russia, South Korea and Thailand amid outbreaks of lumpy skin disease in the four countries......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 2nd, 2024

P12 billion cash aid to rice farmers fully distributed by June – Department of Agriculture

The Department of Agriculture (DA) targets to complete the distribution of P12.09 billion cash assistance to nearly 2.4 million rice farmers by the end of the first half after the program was hindered by last year’s election ban......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 18th, 2024

Department of Agriculture clarifies report on armyworm infestation

Only 18 hectares of onion plantations in the country have been damaged due to armyworm or harabas infestation, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA)......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 16th, 2024