FARMERS' group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) President Rosendo So on Wednesday said that consumers should expect a P4 per kilo increase in the retail price of rice as the price of a sack increased to P2,000 from the previous P1,850 per 50-kilo pack.

He attributed the price increase to the rising farmgate price of palay pegged at P23 per kilo from P21.50 per kilo in January 2023.

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