NFA sold P12-B rice sans bidding

By Janine Alexis Miguel

Mar 22, 2024 12:20 am

FARMERS on Thursday said the National Food Authority (NFA) sold millions of sacks of rice to private traders since 2019 without going through the bidding process, and said the improper sale early this year of 75,000 bags was just 'the tip of the iceberg.'

In a statement, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said that in 2021, the NFA sold about 5.6 million bags of rice, each weighing 50 kilos, to private buyers under the guise of disposing of aging stock.

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