Farmers benefitting from high palay prices – DA

“For the longest time, Filipino farmers have always been at the losing end of the rice sector. But now, Filipino rice farmers are enjoying better prices from their fresh harvest, perhaps sparked by global fears of a shortage resulting from the adverse impact of El Niño forcing world suppliers to tighten supply in the world market,” DA Undersecretary for rice industry development Leo Sebastian said in a statement issued by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).

“For the longest time, Filipino farmers have always been at the losing end of the rice sector. But now, Filipino rice farmers are enjoying better prices from their fresh harvest, perhaps sparked by global fears of a shortage resulting from the adverse impact of El Niño forcing world suppliers to tighten supply in the world market,” DA Undersecretary for rice industry development Leo Sebastian said in a statement issued by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO)

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