BusinessWorld E-paper
January 18, 2025
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said it will likely declare a food security emergency for rice as prices of the staple grain remain stubbornly high.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said he expects the release of buffer stocks of local rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) by the first week of February, as it awaits the transmittal of a National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) recommendation calling for the declaration of a food security emergency.
