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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
USDA increases Philippines corn import forecast
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has projected that the Philippines will increase its corn imports in market year 2022/23 to 1 million metric tonnes due to the extension of lower tariffs on the commodity and easing of glob ...
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Philippines extends temporarily reduced tariffs on pork and corn
Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has announced that the lower import tariffs on agricultural products, such as pork and corn, have been extended to address supply issues and temper inflation, CNN Philippines reported.
Monday, December 12, 2022
Cargill in partnership to bolster food security Philippines by capacitating smallholder corn farmers
In an effort to further support the Philippine agriculture sector, Cargill Philippines is launching the Agri-Sagana Project in Cagayan and Isabela with the Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) to capac ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Industries urge Philippine government to raise budget for increasing corn output
Industries in the Philippines, that are dependent on animal feed, have called on the government to raise its budget allocation for raising corn output, arguing that corn scarcity will have a follow-on effect on meat, fish and poultry prices ...
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Agribusinesses want Philippine government to hike corn imports to control pork, chicken prices
Agribusiness stakeholders in the Philippines are urging the government to hike the country's corn imports in order to make up for the shortage in local supply and temper the increase in prices of pork and chicken.
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Philippine feed millers demand for more corn imports at lower tariffs
The Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (Pafmi), the biggest group of animal feed producers in the Philippines, is pushing for higher import volumes for corn at lower tariffs to allow them flexibility to keep feed input costs low am ...
Monday, June 13, 2022
Philippines to allow import of more pork and corn through adjustment of tariffs
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte had issued Executive Order (EO) No. 171 to modify tariff rates for pork, corn, rice and coal, thus facilitating the import of more goods into the country at lower prices.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Philippines to bring in more corn in 2021-22 market year
The Philippines will import more corn in the market year (MY) of 2021-2022 amid lower production and harvest area for the main staple.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Philippine feed millers body points out inadequate corn production
The Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (PAFMI) has raised concern over insufficient local corn production and is urging the government and local producers to address the urgent need to ensure reliability and consistency of supply i ...
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Philippine feed millers agree to buy more local corn
Following backlash for citing high local corn prices as the main reason for its decision to import 81,000 tonnes of feed wheat from the Black Sea and Australia, the Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (PAFMI) has agreed to buy more ...
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Philippine indigenous groups receive corn seeds as crisis aid
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga sent 96 bags of corn seeds to five beneficiary associations of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program in Surigao del Sur, said the DA 13 regional spokesperson, Manila Bulletin ...
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Over 200,000 hectares rice, corn farms at risk in Philippines
As Typhoon Ambo hit the Philippines, almost 266,000 hectares of rice and corn farms are at risk, making the Department of Agriculture (DA) to release portions of its Quick Response Fund (QRF), reported Manila Bulletin.
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Philippine corn output falls to four-year low
In the first quarter of the year, Philippine corn output dropped by 3.4% to 2.34 million tonnes, from last year's 2.42 million tonnes, as low farm-gate prices discouraged farmers from planting more corn, reported BusinessMirror.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
African swine fever curtails Philippines' import of corn, wheat
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Monday, June 24, 2019
Philippines livestock sector welcomes move to import 300,000 tonnes of corn at zero tariffs
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) is planning to bring in 300,000 tonnes of yellow corn at zero tariffs, according to a Business Mirror report.

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