Trade deficit in agri goods widens to $2.71B in Q2
THE trade in Philippine agricultural goods posted a deficit of $2.71 billion in the second quarter, widening by 0.2%, with the decline in exports...
Indonesia reports massive rise in rice imports to refresh stockpiles
JAKARTA — Indonesia had a large rise in rice imports for the first eight months of the year compared to the same period in...
Global hunger worse today than in 2015, FAO says
WASHINGTON — There are 745 million more moderately to severely hungry people in the world today than in 2015, and the world is far...
Palay farmgate price seen falling further in major rice growing center Nueva Ecija
THE farmgate prices of palay, or unmilled rice, is expected to continue declining to P15-16 per kilogram (kg) as supply expands during the harvest,...
Farm industry says subsidy for rice retailers costing government P2 billion
FARMERS said the P15,000 subsidy for rice dealers being squeezed by the price controls on the grain is expected to cost the government P2...
Ghana’s 2022/2023 cocoa output expected to be off target by 11%
ACCRA — Cocoa output from the world’s second biggest producer Ghana for the 2022/2023 season is expected to miss by around 11% the target...
Coconut output likely little changed this year
COCONUT output in 2023 is expected to remain little changed, with the industry currently cultivating a large proportion of old trees, the Philippine Coconut...
Agriculture damage from ‘Goring’ hits P898.4 million
AGRICULTURAL damage caused by Typhoon Goring (international name: Saola) has been estimated at P898.4 million, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said over the weekend.
In...
Palay farmgate price rises 9.4% in June
THE average farmgate price of palay, or unmilled rice, rose 9.4% year on year to P19.23 per kilogram in June, according to the Philippine...
PLDT/Smart Digital Farmers Program seeking more participants
PLDT Inc. and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc., said they are seeking out more participants in their Digital Farmers Program (DFP).
DFP is being...
Rice imports down 42% on higher international prices
THE PHILIPPINES imported 2.19 million metric tons (MT) of rice in the year to date, down 42.8% from a year earlier due to higher...
Higher costs holding back chicken production
CHICKEN production growth was at the lower end of the expected range in the second quarter as poultry farmers grapple with higher production costs,...