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The National Food Authority (NFA) missed its unhusked rice procurement target of 313,315 metric tons (MT) from January to early-May, amid aggressive palay purchases from private traders.

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The state-run National Food Authority (NFA) has announced earnings of P936.5 million from the auction of its aging rice stocks, exceeding its target of P912.4 million.

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The National Food Authority (NFA) yesterday assured rice farmers that the floor price for palay procurement will not be reduced to single-digit levels, easing concerns that farmers would be forced to sell their harvest at a tremendous loss.

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The Department of Agriculture is finalizing a draft bill aimed to restore certain functions of the National Food Authority particularly to ensure the P20 per kilo rice program of the Marcos administration would be sustained until the end of his term.

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The Department of Agriculture has denied claims that three Nueva Ecija farmers took their own lives due to low palay prices but has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the matter.

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                    [Title] => NFA misses buffer stock procurement target in Q1
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The National Food Authority (NFA) missed its unhusked rice procurement target of 313,315 metric tons (MT) from January to early-May, amid aggressive palay purchases from private traders.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808913 [AuthorName] => Adrian Kenneth Halili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/18/3_2026-05-18_19-36-01858_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2509775 [Title] => NFA earns P936.5 million from rice tender [Summary] =>

The state-run National Food Authority (NFA) has announced earnings of P936.5 million from the auction of its aging rice stocks, exceeding its target of P912.4 million.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1375272 [AuthorName] => Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/02/22/6_2026-02-22_21-36-19463_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2476542 [Title] => NFA: Palay floor price to stay above single-digit [Summary] =>

The National Food Authority (NFA) yesterday assured rice farmers that the floor price for palay procurement will not be reduced to single-digit levels, easing concerns that farmers would be forced to sell their harvest at a tremendous loss.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808713 [AuthorName] => Alden Monzon [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/30/3_2025-09-30_19-33-30740_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2452619 [Title] => DA finalizing bill restoring NFA powers [Summary] =>

The Department of Agriculture is finalizing a draft bill aimed to restore certain functions of the National Food Authority particularly to ensure the P20 per kilo rice program of the Marcos administration would be sustained until the end of his term.

[DatePublished] => 2025-06-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/06/22/8_2025-06-22_22-16-00831_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2431221 [Title] => Probe sought as Nueva Ecija farmers’ deaths linked to low palay prices [Summary] =>

The Department of Agriculture has denied claims that three Nueva Ecija farmers took their own lives due to low palay prices but has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look into the matter.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-26 15:46:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/01/22/farmers2019-11-1800-04-282020-01-1113-40-47_2020-01-22_14-17-45800_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2425848 [Title] => DA, NFA pressed to keep palay farmgate prices fair, reduce imports [Summary] => With the palay harvest season approaching amid the dry season, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and National Food Authority (NFA) were urged to step up monitoring of farmgate prices, not just retail prices. [DatePublished] => 2025-03-04 16:12:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/11/02/palay_2020-11-02_18-39-05865_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2422681 [Title] => Food security emergency: NFA releases rice buffer stocks as prices hit P60 per kilo [Summary] => With a food security emergency declared, the National Food Authority (NFA) began releasing buffer stocks of rice to local governments on Wednesday, February 19, in a bid to lower prices, which have surged to around P60 per kilo. [DatePublished] => 2025-02-19 19:28:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/02/09/nfa_2025-02-09_22-25-37812_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2419943 [Title] => Stabilizing rice prices [Summary] => Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. recently declared a food security emergency on rice due to the current high commodity price. [DatePublished] => 2025-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135937 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1444024 [AuthorName] => Korina Sanchez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2419168 [Title] => P55 per kilogram cap on imported rice takes effect on Feb. 5 [Summary] => The price of imported rice sold in Metro Manila markets will be capped at P55 per kilogram starting Wednesday, February 5.  [DatePublished] => 2025-02-04 17:11:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807868 [AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/12/01/rice_2024-12-01_23-12-09124_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2417813 [Title] => NFA ibebenta 150K toneladang buffer stock na bigas [Summary] => Handa na ang National Food Authority na idispatsa ang may 150,000 metrikong tonelada ng bigas na buffer stock. [DatePublished] => 2025-01-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1127581 [AuthorName] => Angie dela Cruz [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/01/29/t3-1-20_2025-01-29_22-05-25888_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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