Special safeguard duties versus rice imports urged

By Eireene Jairee Gomez

Sep 07, 2019 12:10 am

In light of the plummeting prices of palay (unmilled rice), the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) urged the government to immediately impose special safeguard duties on rice imports, fearing that prices of the staple will further decline as thet main harvest season peaks next month.

The National Food Authority Council approved the implementation of tariffied regime to further slash prices.

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