Zambo Sur gets agri aid worth P1.27 billion, mainly farm roads
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) said it delivered a P1.27-billion farm aid package to Zamboanga del Sur (Zambo Sur), led by P968 million for...
Nueva Vizcaya ARBs get P20-M irrigation project
AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES (ARBs) in Nueva Vizcaya received a P20-million irrigation project from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA),...
US legislators file bill to axe tariffs on coffee
US REPRESENTATIVES Don Bacon and Rohit Khanna were set to introduce bipartisan legislation that would exempt coffee products from any tariffs, spokespeople for the...
Trump tariffs could fund bailout for US farmers — Agriculture secretary
THE TRUMP administration is drawing up plans to use tariff revenue to fund a program to support US farmers, the Financial Times reported, citing...
Beetle that threatens Australia’s grains industry found in imported nappies
CANBERRA — Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported nappies sold in supermarkets nationwide, the agriculture ministry said, raising concerns the...
57,000 transport workers set to access P20/kg rice
TRANSPORT WORKERS will be eligible to purchase subsidized government rice at P20 per kilogram (kg) starting Sept. 16 (Tuesday), the Department of Agriculture said.
It...
India to help PHL keep processed meat prices low
THE PHILIPPINES is seeking to further develop India as a source of buffalo meat to keep processed meat prices low, and as an alternative...
India not concerned about PHL rice import freeze
AN INDIAN official said he was not concerned about the Philippines’ temporary ban on rice imports, saying that each country is entitled to impose...
US misses out on billions in China soybean sales midway through peak season
BEIJING/SINGAPORE/CHICAGO — US farmers are missing out on billions of dollars of soybean sales to China halfway through their prime marketing season, as stalled...
Dairy duty: Indonesia presses businesses to find a million cows
KUNINGAN, Indonesia - The once-empty barns of the Laras Ati milk cooperative are filled with the recent arrival of more than 200 pregnant spotted...
Amendments being readied for coconut levy fund law
THE Department of Finance (DoF) will propose legislation to amend the coconut levy fund that will expedite the release of funds to farmers.
“We will...
Dry weather threatens India tea exports, global supply
TINSUKIA, India — Under blazing skies at a tea plantation in India’s northeastern state of Assam, picker Kamini Kurmi wears an umbrella fastened over...