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Palay output drops to 6-year low in Q1

By Adrian Kenneth Halili | May 1, 2026 - 12:00am

The country’s production of palay or unhusked rice dropped to a six-year low in the first quarter of 2026 as low farmgate...

Business

Rice imports seen to rise 15.9%, as output grows 0.4% – USDA

By Ian Laqui | April 2, 2026 - 3:49pm

Rising costs are limiting gains in local rice output.

Agriculture

Palay prices decline as harvest season starts

By Ramon Efren Lazaro | January 18, 2026 - 12:00am

Palay prices have declined by an average of at least P1 per kilo as farmers who planted early for the dry cropping season...

Nation

DA trims 2025 palay forecast anew

By Alden Monzon | December 5, 2025 - 12:00am

The government has dialed down its production outlook for palay in 2025, with the latest estimate now slightly below its earlier...

Business

Farmers lament decrease in palay price

By Ramon Efren Lazaro | September 25, 2025 - 12:00am

As the harvest season is starting to pick up, farmers are lamenting that the buying price of palay has fallen below P10 per...

Nation

EDITORYAL - Banta uli sa palay traders

August 2, 2025 - 12:00am

BINANTAAN ni President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sa kanyang SONA noong Lunes ang mga korap na opisyal na nagbubulsa ng pondo para...

Punto Mo

Marcos: P20 per kilo rice still possible nationwide, citing pilot success

By Dominique Nicole Flores | July 28, 2025 - 5:27pm

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said his long-standing campaign promise of bringing rice prices down to...

Agriculture

Palay harvest seen reaching over 7.4 million MT this quarter

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | December 18, 2024 - 12:00am

The country’s palay output this quarter may grow by 2.8 percent year-on-year to over 7.4 million metric tons on the...

Business

Kadiwa stores' P42 per kilo of rice is unsustainable, says industry expert

By Dominique Nicole Flores | November 29, 2024 - 4:57pm

The government’s sale of rice at P42 per kilogram in Kadiwa outlets for vulnerable populations is unsustainable, an...

Business

Palay production cost falls below P14/kilo

By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas | November 29, 2024 - 12:00am

The average palay production cost last year dropped by almost 11 percent on an annual basis to below P14 per kilo, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Business