Some 1.4 million bags of rice in warehouses of the National Food Authority in Central Visayas (NFA-7) and the expected arrival of rice imports in January next year are enough assurance of the region's stable rice supply, an official said.
Read Full StoryTHE NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY (NFA) has announced a third rice tender to beef up supply for 2010—just two weeks after the first bidding.
Read Full StoryTHE Philippine and Thai governments on Friday resolved “a major misunderstanding” about rice, paving the way for negotiations to settle tariff and quota issues to move forward, according to a trade official.
Read Full StoryThe Philippines will tender for a record 600,000 tons of rice to guard against potential supply shortfalls from crop damage caused by recent storms, officials said Tuesday.
Read Full StoryLeaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are laying the groundwork for a permanent emergency rice reserve mechanism in anticipation of more calamities hitting the region, Malacañang said Sunday.
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