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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering the imposition of a maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on garlic to prevent possible profiteering, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said. But he said that imposing an MSRP on garlic will have to wait as the DA remains primarily on controlling the prices of rice and pork for […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led the inauguration of the Rosales Agricultural Trading Center, a P60-million project in Rosales, Pangasinan, aimed at enhancing the profitability of farmers and agricultural cooperatives by transforming them into trade-focused, empowered individuals. Located on an 8,000-square-meter lot donated by Representative Robert Raymund Estrella, the project began in November 2023, […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. issued a bold challenge to the swine industry, urging it to produce an additional 2 million hogs annually to restore the country’s pig population to pre-African Swine Fever (ASF) levels by 2028. ASF devastated the swine industry since the first outbreak of the disease in 2019, reducing pig population […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced that the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice will be reduced anew on March 31 to P45 per kilo, following a continued decline in global rice prices. “At this level, the retail price of imported rice has now decreased by P19 per kilo compared to its […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., accompanied by a high-level delegation and representatives from the Philippine banana industry, recently met with Japanese importers in Tokyo to address challenges to the country’s banana exports in lucrative Japanese market. Though the Philippines still holds the largest share of the Japanese market, supplying three out of every four […]
Agriculture Assistant Secretary Genevieve Velicaria-Guevarra, along with officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and representatives from Food Terminal Inc., visited New Marulas Public Market in Valenzuela City with primary focus on the implementation of maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on both imported rice and local pork. This surprise visit followed a report from Valenzuela […]
The Department of Agriculture’s Cagayan Valley office has introduced an innovative solution to the perennial problem of vegetable spoilage: the ZEC-C, or Zero Energy Cooling Chamber. This simple yet effective technology extends the shelf life of freshly harvested vegetables, particularly tomatoes and eggplants. Necessity breeds innovation, and ZEC-C is a prime example of that. Lowland […]
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) filed a formal complaint with the Manila City Prosecutor’s Office against JRA and Pearl Enterprises Inc. and its directors for importing fresh yellow onions in violation of food safety and plant quarantine regulations. The complaint, lodged by Henrick Exconde, Area Manager of the BPI’s National Plant […]
The Philippines and Palau have formalized a landmark agreement to promote sustainable fisheries practices, enhance mutual trade and investment, and foster technical cooperation in the sector. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed recently between the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Philippines and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment […]
The implementation by the Department of Agriculture (DA) of a maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on imported rice has resulted in a sharp reduction in prices without significantly disrupting the rice industry. Before the DA introduced the MSRP in early February, imported rice with 5 percent broken grains was being retailed at around P64 per kilo, […]