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Officials of state trading firm National Food Authority (NFA) told a news conference the government bought 50,000 tons of 25 percent broken rice from Thailand at $207 per ton, including cost and freight (C&F), and another 50,000 tons of the same grade of rice from Vietnam at $205.80 per ton C&F.


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DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR GREGORIO TAN JR.

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Asean plans to increase rice buffer stock

By Rocel Felix | September 26, 2002 - 12:00am

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are planning to increase the ASEAN Emergency Rice Reserve (AERR) to help member-countries cope with the El Niño weather phenomenon. National Food Authority...

Business

RP buys rice from Thailand, Vietnam

By Rocel Felix | September 11, 2002 - 12:00am

The Philippines, one of Asia’s largest rice buyers, said yesterday it bought 100,000 tons of the grain from Thailand and Vietnam and has sought tenders to import an additional 150,000 tons for buffer stocks. Officials...

Business