State-run National Food Authority (NFA) is pushing for the earlier importation of rice to boost the country’s buffer stocks and avoid shipping and distribution delays that may be caused by unfavorable weather.

“Right now, the typhoons are lining up like people buying NFA rice,” spokesperson Rex Estoperez said in a telephone interview.

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