Palay (unmilled rice) harvests could have hit a record 20 million metric tons (MT) last year, an Agriculture department official claimed.

Initial estimates have pegged 2021 production of at least 19.95 million MT, Philippine Integrated Rice Program (PIRP) director Dionisio Alvindia said, given January-September output of 12.55 million MT and an expected fourth quarter harvest of at least 7.4 million MT.

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