THE Philippines imported 3.79 million metric tons (MMT) of rice last year, latest Bureau of Plant Industry figures showed, 37 percent higher than the 2.77 MMT recorded in 2021.

Imports as of Dec. 29, 2022 totaled 3,791,878 MT, 83 percent of which or 3.16 MMT came from Vietnam. Imports from that country also increased by 25 percent year on year.

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