New high-value crop offices to focus on export items, coffee
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is reorganizing its high-value crops program by establishing three offices dedicated to exportable items, coffee, and commodities...
EU, Australia make progress on resolving trade frictions
BRUSSELS — The European Union (EU) and Australia, whose plans for a sweeping free trade deal have been put on hold since 2023 due...
French firm files complaint with EU over duty-skirting cut-price Chinese lysine, a key animal...
PARIS — French chemical company Eurolysine said it filed a complaint with the European Union (EU) alleging that a reduction in price of Chinese...
High-value crop export drive to require scaled-up output
INCREASED PRODUCTION and the development of higher-quality varieties are critical to expanding high-value crop exports, as the Philippines signaled plans to diversify its agricultural export portfolio, analysts said.
Village-based feed program to tap co-op agribusinesses
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is launching a village-based feed supply program, which aims to boost corn and livestock production, cut feed...
Trump signs proclamation increasing US imports of beef from Argentina
PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation to hike the country’s low-tariff imports of Argentine beef, though economists have said the attempt to lower...
PHL banana exports estimated to have grown 26% in 2025
PHILIPPINE BANANA exports likely surged by more than a quarter in 2025, helping make the country the world’s number two exporter, according to the...
Sugar industry calls for curbs on artificial-sweetener imports
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the sugar industry is lobbying for curbs on artificial sweeteners because they are crowding out domestically produced sugar...
Rice retail price down, meat up in mid-January
THE retail price of rice declined year on year in mid-January, while meat and galunggong (round scad) prices increased, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority...
China cuts proposed tariffs in EU dairy probe
PARIS — China has reduced proposed tariffs on certain dairy products from the European Union (EU) as it concludes an anti-subsidy investigation widely seen...
Farmland reclassification suspended until June
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) suspended the processing of all new agricultural and reclassification applications, citing the need to protect farmland from rapid conversion.
The...
Regulator issues safety warning for fertilizer, pesticide sold online
THE Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) said the online sale of fertilizer and pesticide remains unauthorized and products distributed through such channels pose a...