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                    [Title] => Government allays concerns of port congestion on Christmas
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This coming Christmas season when the volume of imported goods naturally increases, the government assured the public there would be no more congestion at the ports of Manila that slowed down trade last year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-23 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1383094 [Title] => Rice output expected to hit 3 M tons in Q3 [Summary] =>

Philippine rice output in the third quarter would reach 3.01 million metric tons (MMT) due to higher yield, the statistics agency said today.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-21 23:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1358150 [Title] => Phl misses 2014 rice production target [Summary] =>

Philippine unmilled rice production this year may fall short of the government's target, according to the latest report of the local statistics agency released today.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-15 22:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1284253 [Title] => Gov't targets 3 pct increase in 2014 farm output [Summary] =>

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said today that it is targeting to increase farm output by 3 percent in 2014.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-28 23:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1263478 [Title] => Phl sets rice production target in 2014 [Summary] =>

The Philippines is targeting to produce 19.32 million metric tons (MMT) rice next year, a senior government official said today.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-02 20:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 931858 [Title] => Exporting organic rice [Summary] =>

Visible in supermarket shelves nowadays are those supposedly organically-grown rice made distinct by their coloring – red, brown, purple, and black. These rice varieties have a loyal and captive market while commanding premium pricing.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133715 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805279 [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 904870 [Title] => Good and bad news on rice in 2012 [Summary] =>

A good summary of the rice and palay situation of the country in 2012 is aptly conveyed by our reader, Manuel Bondad, in the following letter he sent recently. Please read on.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133715 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805279 [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 844335 [Title] => Sugar production may grow 5 pct in 2012/13 crop year [Summary] =>

The government said yesterday that sugar output for crop year 2012-2013 which begins on Sept. 1 may grow by 5 percent on year to 2.36 million metric tons (MMT).

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 843027 [Title] => DA sticks to corn production target [Summary] =>

The National Corn Program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) is keeping its production target of 7.8 million metric tons (MMT) for 2012 and is eyeing corn sufficiency by next year.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 734341 [Title] => After-the-typhoon remarks [Summary] =>

We apparently have two concerns now that typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel” have left: rice production – and consequently stocks after most of the country’s rice producing lands was devastated; and potholes in the metropolis – big and small, but too many to count, still not being repaired.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133715 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805279 [AuthorName] => Rey Gamboa [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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