Philippines: Grain and Feed Update

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)

Contact:

Office of Agricultural Affairs, Manila   |   (011-632) 301-4900

Responding to inflationary pressures, the Philippine government is set to liberalize rice imports by converting Quantitative Restrictions to tariffs. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed legislation to this effect, with a reconciled bill approved by a Bicameral Conference Committee on November 28, 2018. President Duterte is expected to sign the appropriate Republic Act into law before the end of 2018, according to press reports. No immediate changes to rice imports are expected, as ample shipments have already been booked. Post concurs with the official USDA wheat and rice estimates. For corn, area harvested in MY 2017/2018 was lowered modestly to reflect the most recent official estimates. 

Philippines: Grain and Feed Update

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, Philippines
Grains, Feeds and Fodders, Corn, Rice, Wheat

Database Source:

Related Reports

View More
Attaché Report (GAIN)

European Union: European Union Finalizes New Rules for Packaging and Packaging Waste Reduction: TEST EDIT

In March 2024, the Council of the European Union and European Parliament concluded negotiations on the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Regulation. The current text is going through a legal review but is now de-facto final and is expected to be formally adopted in the coming months. TEST EDIT
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Canada: Canada Implements a Federal Plastics Registry

On April 22, 2024, Canada announced the implementation of a Federal Plastic Registry to monitor the types and volumes of plastic products, including plastic packaging used in agriculture and food manufacturing, through their life cycle on the Canadian market.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Senegal: Grain and Feed Annual

Governments’ support for inputs and rice production have lifted area harvested and yields, boosting production across much of the region. Marketing year (MY) 2024/25 area harvested for rice in Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Mali is projected up 1.7 percent year-over-year.