National Food Authority Archives

Consumer

DA seeks RTL amendment to allow NFA to buy corn, rice

logisticsnews.ph - September 9, 2025

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging Congress to back its bid to restore and expand the grains purchasing powers of the National Food...

Sustainability

DA wants NFA powers back—but not authority to import rice

logisticsnews.ph - August 26, 2025

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for the restoration of key regulatory powers of the National Food Authority (NFA) through amendments to the...

Sustainability

Palay prices up in some areas on President Marcos’ import ban order

logisticsnews.ph - August 17, 2025

A week after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced a two-month suspension of rice importation starting September 1, farm gate prices of palay have begun...

Consumer

NFA warehouses to sell P20 rice to RSBSA-listed farmers; launch August 13

logisticsnews.ph - July 30, 2025

Starting August 13, warehouses of the National Food Authority (NFA) will open their doors not only to buy palay from farmers but also to...

Consumer

P18B earmarked to expand P20 per kilo rice program—DA chief

logisticsnews.ph - July 29, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said on Tuesday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has allocated P18 billion to expand the government’s “Benteng Bigas, Meron...