Palay farmgate price hits P31 per kilo
MANILA, Philippines — The farmgate price of palay reached P31 per kilo as cost of well-milled rice reached P54 per kilo, according to farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG).
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Onion retail prices up by P30/kilo
MANILA, Philippines — The retail price of onions has increased by P30 per kilo, setting the price to as high as P220 per kilo in Metro Manila markets compared to the prevailing prices a week ago, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Well-milled rice to reach P52; harvest 85 percent complete
MANILA, Philippines — The main harvest season for rice is 85 percent complete, farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) chairman Rosendo So said yesterday, noting that well-milled rice could reach P52 per kilo in December amid the high farmgate price of palay.
Rice retail prices rise by P2 per kilo
MANILA, Philippines — Retail prices of rice have increased by P2 per kilo amid the rising farmgate price of palay, according to retailers’ group Grains Retailers Confederation of the Philippines (GRECON).
ASF vaccine importer denies black market caused virus spread
MANILA, Philippines — The importer of the African swine fever vaccine countered the claim of farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura chairman Rosendo So that the sale of ASF vaccine in the black market was the cause of the spread of the virus in the country.
DA bucks reimposition of rice price cap
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has shut down the possibility of reimposing the rice price cap next month after a farmers’ group asked President Marcos to implement the price ceiling anew to prevent an “artificial rice price crisis” toward the end of the year.
Farmers’ group blames black market vaccine for ASF spread
MANILA, Philippines — The spread of African swine fever in the country can be attributed to the illegal sale of 300,000 vials of ASF vaccine to hog raisers, an official of the farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) said.
Retail price of imported rice should go down – group
MANILA, Philippines — The retail price of imported rice should go down amid the downward trend in the world market as its cost remains high at P60 per kilo in Philippine markets, farmers’ group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura chairman Rosendo So said yesterday.