THE Philippines will have an abundant supply of rice by the end of 2020, Agriculture Secretary William Dar assured on Tuesday.

In a virtual briefing, Dar said about 2 million metric tons (MT) of imported rice were in the country, with an additional 200,000 to 300,000 coming by yearend.

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