DOMESTIC rice production is expected to fall below 19.4 million metric tons (MT) this year due to damage caused by successive typhoons, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday.
DOMESTIC rice production is expected to fall below 19.4 million metric tons this year due to damage caused by successive typhoons, the Department of Agriculture said on Monday.The damage caused by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine and Super Typhoon Ofel alone totaled P6 billion with 100,242 hectares affected, corresponding to a production loss of 516,438 MT — equivalent to 2.5 percent of the total production target for 2024.
7, will help mitigate the impact, he added.The United States Department of Agriculture has said that the Philippines could import a record rice volume of around 5.1 million this year.The DA initially projected palay output to reach 20.44 million MT this year, higher than 2023's record 20.06 million MT. It cut the forecast to 19.4 million MT due to the effects of the El Niño weather pattern earlier this year.Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.
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