By Kenneth Christian L. Basilio, Reporter
The Philippines will use a A rice window in a month in January and returns the import ban from February to April, as the government wants to support the prices of harvest 2026.
Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, JR. We said the department wants to allow 300,000 tons of rice to rice on January 2026, the “more plan or less”. By President Ferdinand R. Marcos, JR. After extension of the rice importation of the rice through END 2025.
“We must invite in January just to make sure,” said Mr Tu Laurel told Law Laws Legislature in the private body. “Our stocks were imported, September in September, which are estimated to run out of November and we will run in a local cell in December.”
“That kind of condition is very dangerous,” he added.
Mr. Marcos was launching 60 rice suspension of rice to start in September 1 to support Filipino farmers during the harvest season and stability rice prices. Earlier setting ended in November 2 and only applies normal clean and well-digested rice.
“We will extend the suspension of rice to time until the end of 2025,” said Mr Tu Laurel.
He said the Philippines, the Pilipino’s senior rice buyer, had entered almost 3.5 million MTs from the end – in September, to cover the intended rice regimen.
“We should be 2.7 [million MT levels] on the imported rice. Therefore, we … excess, “he said.” The monthly import volume should be about 300,000 tons or 3.6 MT bills per year. “
Mounting rice based on 305,000 MT to 517,800 MT during the first eight months of the Northern Whale Christopher V. Morales refers to the same obedience of Comba.
The Philippines last year was admitted with 4.7 million rice, and the US Department of Agriculture in August produced the South African Southerneast Asia nation to bring about 4,9 million rice all year round.
Mr Tiu Laurel said the hands of the Department of Agriculture (DA) were arrested when it comes to an import control in the country after 2019 with a tarif of riceefThe ICING Law, who changed instead of tax limitations with taxes.
“We should treat our shares and our admission of our production.
The pricing of the pipe farm collapsed in 27.8% on P17.11 with a criterion with August from P23.71 with the previous ribal, data from Philippine statistics displayed authority.
“In my opinion, we cannot free import because we compete with our production,” said Mr Ti Laurel. “We need to measure our submission. It should Forward our local market. “
The price of the price monitoring of the pricing last week indicated that palay prices appeared the lowest P18.20 with a strong rice, while dry bright rice between P11.09 and P25 with Kilo, said Mr. Mr. Morie.
Mr Tiu Laurel said that policies should consider guidance prices after a yearly price performance by 15% from rice prices.
“Our desire is made for tax prices to climb again. But this is still learned by our economic stewards, and its consequences,” he said.
King of DA said the decision to extend the rice to import the rice until Fiever offers the government for a time to earn the right amount, while avoiding the market shock.
At that time, the Treasury is still evaluating that you can restore the higher rice prices or maintenance of current rates, financial currency Karlo Fermin S. Adriano said, Government would not lose P2FU loan for the current level.
“In an incoming place because of the importation of import, distance is about P1.4 [billion] On P2 Billion monthly, “he said in the same ear.
The decision to extend the rice to import the rice until the most common hospitality.
“The extension may be a disaster if you include a decided determined decision-term effects of the weather,” he said in the Viber message.
According to her part, Mr. Morales said Philippines could be 3.24 MT to 4.06 million MT of rice late 2025, enough to cover the national use of approximately 85-106 days.
Avoiding the ingredients can also interfere with the Filipino business and important providers such as Vietnam, former Agricultural agricultural agriculture.
“Shortly after or later the sending country, like Vietnam will be angry,” said Viber message. “We import about 90% of our rice from Vietnam, and because of our actions, you want some of their rice markets.”
The Philippines is the Vietnam Top Rice Export Market market, which delivers approximately 2.76 million MT in the first nine months of 2025, according to the Bureau of Plant Parms so much of September 24.
“Our intrinsic rice sources may not be quick to provide our rice needs when they arrive, because they reduce the Philippines as a fixed buyer,” said Memppines.
The rice importation may lead to high rice prices in the first months of the first year due to the possibility of the possibility, Mr Adriano said.
“We can find high-quality prices and stopped at the beginning of the next year, which will lead to a temporary death,” he said.
Raul Q. Montimbon, Federation Manager of Federation of FREE Farmers, said the exclusion of rice would not be SUFefThey are supportive to support local farmers, emphasizing the need to raise prices in rice imported to ensure a long-term protection from local manufacturers.
“Import ban is very above. Even if the import time period, prices will still be low if the entrants submit large volumes before the siege,” said Viber message. “Anyway, it can help prevent them but the tax prices will also be difficult.”
