NFA seeks 330,000 T of rice imports as buffer stocks thin

THE PHILIPPINES’ National Food Authority (NFA) has proposed importing 330,000 tonnes of rice to cover an expected deficit in its buffer stock, as the government seeks to curb the cost of the staple grain and limit upward pressure on inflation. The state grains agency needs to beef up its buffer stocks for emergency relief operations, […]

NFA seeks 330,000 T of rice imports as buffer stocks thin
THE PHILIPPINES’ National Food Authority (NFA) has proposed importing 330,000 tonnes of rice to cover an expected deficit in its buffer stock, as the government seeks to curb the cost of the staple grain and limit upward pressure on inflation. The state grains agency needs to beef up its buffer stocks for emergency relief operations, […]