THE Philippines will likely import less rice due to high global prices and price ceilings ordered by the government, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said.

In a report, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) revised its rice import forecast for the Philippines to 3.5 million metric tons (MMT) for July 2023 to June 2024 from 3.8 MMT previously.

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