RICE imports have surpassed last year's level, data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed, reaching a new record high of 4.25 million metric tons (MT) just before the end of November.
The latest report from the DA's Bureau of Plant Industry said that rice shipments as of Nov. 28 had surpassed the 2023 total of 3.61 million MT and the previous peak of 3.83 million MT that was hit in 2022.