MANILA, Philippines — The country’s full-year palay production could match the record-high output of 20.06 million metric tons (MT) last year at best as the sector continues to reel from various ...

PHILIPPINE PRODUCTION of palay (unmilled rice) is expected to decline 0.16% to 19.6 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2025-2026, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said. In a ...

File photo: A resident of Barangay Burgos in Pakil, Laguna, checks on a palay farm in Estaca port, ready for harvest in the next three months, embodying hope for a fruitful yield despite challenging ...

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 11 (Davao Region) said Tuesday that palay (unhusked rice) production in the area decreased by 9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. The agency recorded 113 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Lower fertilizer prices and higher yields allowed palay farmers last year to cut their production costs to a three-year low, government officials and industry players said. The ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday that palay (unmilled rice) production will likely decline 3.24% in 2024, due to crop losses from tropical cyclones. “With a forecast loss of ...

The recent typhoons made a dent on local food production as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) estimated the country produced less palay (unhusked rice) in the third quarter of this year. Palay ...

MANILA, Philippines — Palay production in the first half rebounded to over nine million metric tons, hitting a record-high volume as a result of state interventions coupled by more favorable weather ...

THE GOVERNMENT needs to hike the selling price for locally produced palay or unmilled rice to increase local rice production, an analyst said. “The farmer needs to earn… They would no longer aspire to ...

THE volume of crop production slid by nearly 10 percent in the third quarter due to declines in sugarcane and palay output, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). PSA data indicated ...

MANILA, Philippines — Farmgate prices of palay began to rebound after the government imposed a four-month halt on rice imports, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday. As of Jan. 30, dry palay ...

Palay and corn production in Davao Region declined in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, according to data released Feb. 23 by th ...