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Rice imports up 7.95% to 1.4 million metric tons
By Janine Alexis Miguel
Apr 30, 2024 12:29 am

THE Philippines recorded higher rice imports as of mid-April compared to last year's level, data from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) showed.

Latest report from the BPI showed that the country's rice imports from January 1 to April 19 went up by 7.95 percent to 1.42 million metric tons (MT), higher in comparison to last year's 1.31 million MT. The BPI is an agency under the Department of Agriculture (DA).

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