Workers unload bags of imported rice from foreign ships to waiting cargo trucks at the seaport in Barangay Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City on Friday, May 15. The National Food Authority recently announced that the total stock of rice in its Northern Mindanao warehouses come from local farmers and not from other countries. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
PH remains world’s top rice importer; critics blame 2019 liberalization law
DAVAO CITY, Philippines— The Philippines will remain the world's top rice importer in 2027, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), with imports forecast at 5.6 million metric tons—larger…
