The Philippines imported 1.7 million tons of rice in the first five months of 2025, down 20.9% from a year ago.

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s rice imports are expected to decline this ... mainly due to the drop in palay prices and the widening gap between requirements and local production ...

The slide in international prices did not translate into more rice purchases for the Philippines ... drop by 29 percent in 2025, largely due to sufficient global stockpile and relaxed export ...

The research firm estimated that imports would account ... given that stocks in the Philippines are elevated.” With average rice futures prices anticipated to drop in 2025, BMI said “the ...

The Philippines, the world’s top rice importer, plans to look beyond its dominant supplier, Vietnam, to ensure steady ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said it would study the possible importation of rice from the Association of ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday said it seeks to recommend the retention of a 15-percent tariff on imported rice ...

That was driven by a 4.9 per cent drop in rice inflation, the steepest decline since April 2020, when prices of the national staple fell by 5.7 per cent. The Philippines, among the world’s largest ...

Despite this downturn, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects that the Philippines will remain the world ...