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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday said President Marcos’ campaign promise of bringing rice down to P20 per kilo is not possible at present, even as the country is headed for a record-high paddy rice output of over 20 million metric tons this year.
Laurel also proposed the revival of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics which was under the DA until the previous administration put it under the Philippine Statistics Authority. “I am not pro-importation. I am pro-production. I a producer in my past life While I import, I produce more. So, I believe, Filipinos can produce a lot more,” he said.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said “unfortunately, chosen was a successful businessman who’s in the agri sector.” “By the end of the year we expect more than 20 million MT of harvested rice. By the end of the wet cropping season, end-November, we will have higher output,” he said. De Mesa said the DA expects the national inventory to be at 90 days’ volume, including imports, which could last until the dry season cropping in March to April 2024.
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