Fresh from a successful 2025 dry season, the province recorded a rice self-sufficiency level of 234.92%, harvesting 183,074.52 metric tons of fresh palay between September 2024 and March 2025. This ...

Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel V. de Mesa, said the DA is open to and studying a floor price mechanism, and described the floor price of P20 per kilo for dry palay proposed by the Federation of ...

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) asked the government to implement a minimum palay buying price (MPBP ... He said many farmers are unable to meet the NFA’s drying and quality standards, leaving ...

He said that the cost of palay production ranges from P11.2 to P18 in Nueva Ecija, a disparity that affects farmgate prices. De Mesa concurred that a P20-floor price for a kilo of dry palay is ...

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Victorian Water Minister Gayle Tierney said the most recent order would ensure there was enough drinking water for Melbourne and Geelong residents during the state's dry conditions. "We know ...

(PNA photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA – The country may have lower rice imports and more robust local palay (unhusked rice) production this year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday. DA ...