THE country's volume of imported rice almost doubled during the first two months of 2024, data from the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) showed.

Rice delivered to the Philippines in January and February totaled 728,254.49 metric tons (MT), higher by 84.57 percent or almost twice the 394,553.66 MT of rice imports in the same months last year.

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