'Sulit Rice' to be sold in more areas, says DA

By Giselle P. Jordan

Jan 08, 2025 12:27 am

THERE are plans to expand the sale of 100-percent broken but high-quality and cheaper 'Sulit Rice' to more areas, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a statement.

Broken rice — fragments that result from drying, transport, and milling — is shorter in length but equal in quality to regular white rice. It currently sells at P36 per kilogram (kg).

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