FOOD security will be high on the agenda during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s state visit to Vietnam this week, a senior Trade department official said.

Speaking on ANC' "Market Edge" program on Monday, Trade Undersecretary Maria Blanca Kim Bernando-Lokin said a rice deal was a particular priority given the El Niño weather pattern's expected impact on domestic output.

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