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The Philippines may reach new record overseas rice purchases until next year as it tries to meet an increasing demand for this staple food from a growing population.

Photo by Andrew Tadalan/PDI photo The Philippines dropped by one notch to fourth place among the world's top global banana exporters in 2024

Boys play as big waves hit a park in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (File photo from AP/AARON FAVILA)

TANAUAN CITY—Cigarette manufacturer PMFTC Inc., the local affiliate of US-based Philip Morris International (PMI), wants to purchase more than $120 million (P6.8 billion) worth of locally produced tobacco this year.

Dairy NatFed president Danilo Fausto. | PHOTO: PNA / Stephanie Sevillano

Higher earnings from ethanol and power boosted the profitability of listed company Victorias Milling Co. Inc. (VMC) in the three months ending November last year despite lower sugar sales.

Higher earnings from ethanol and power boosted the profitability of listed company Victorias Milling Co. Inc. (VMC) in the three months ending November last year despite lower sugar sales.In a

Lower input costs helped animal feed and food product manufacturer Vitarich Corp. post a 540-percent surge in its first-half net income to P167 million.

The Philippine government in partnership with the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) officially started the implementation of a $39.2-million project aimed at strengthening farmers' resilience to climate change.

Philippine pineapple exports grew by 5 percent in 2023 as shipments to China increased in line with the projected uptrend in global trade.The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated in a report that the Philippines, the world's second largest supplier of pineapples, had exported 611,873 metric tons (MT) of pineapple last year, higher than 582,537 MT recorded a year prior.