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...
Sweden to temporarily halve VAT on food in election-year budget
STOCKHOLM — The Swedish government plans to temporarily halve value-added tax (VAT) on food to 6% in its election-year budget bill to help support...
Coffee roasters hike prices in Brazil as raw bean costs surge
LONDON/NEW YORK - Coffee roasters 3 Coracoes and Melitta are raising prices for their products in Brazil, the world's second-largest coffee consumer behind the...
Agri trade deficit in July widens to 4.9%
THE deficit in the agricultural goods trade in July rose 4.9% year on year to $929.78 million, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Agricultural...
Trump demand for Japan to buy more US rice stalled trade talks — report
TOKYO — A Trump administration request that Japan buy more US rice caused this week’s snag in bilateral trade talks as Tokyo “strongly objected”...
India push for ethanol-mixed fuel sparks backlash from motorists
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW — The Indian government is facing a backlash from motorists after the nationwide rollout of fuel blended with 20% ethanol, amid fears...