THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is hoping to finalize a rice import deal with Pakistan by June next year to shore up sup-plies of the staple.

Discussions involve an allocation of at least 1 million metric tons annually, equivalent to about a quarter of the Philippines' yearly rice import requirement.

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