THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the rice buffer stock of the National Food Authority (NFA) was good for just two days.

DA Assistant Secretary and concurrent chief of staff Rex Estoperez said during a briefing on Monday that as of July 27, the buffer stock was 53,014.26 metric tons, enough for 1.56 days, based on the daily rice consumption rate (DCR) of 679,670 bags, or 33,983.5 MT.

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