DA: Rice supply enough until March harvest seasonIn this photo taken July 19, 2023 a worker prepares varieties of rice being developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)to be planted at one of its fields in Los Banos town, Laguna province. MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture said that the country’s rice supply will remain sufficient until the next harvest season in March, adding that it is expecting almost half a million metric tons of imports by early January. Navarro said that nearly 500,000 metric tons of rice imported by the private sector will arrive by December and early February. Imported rice from Taiwan and India are also expected to arrive within the last week of December and early January. “The 75,000 metric tons due in the coming weeks is part of the 295,000 metric tons of rice India has allocated to the Philippines,” Navarro said.

Source: Philippine Star December 27, 2023 18:15 UTC