Low palay prices in Cagayan not due to importation—Palace

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Rice importation was not the reason behind the low price of palay in Cagayan, but the local traders, Malacañang said.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/18/low-palay-prices-in-cagayan-not-due-to-importation-palace  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Based on the records, we talked to Secretary Kiko Laurel, based on the records, the importation

00:14is low.

00:15It is not true that this is the reason why the purchase of rice is low for farmers,

00:25not because of importation.

00:28Based on the records, the importation is lower now as compared to the past.

00:34This is what will happen here.

00:37What Secretary Kiko told me is that the local traders will benefit from this.

00:46So, our recommendation is to help the farmers in the local government units

00:54to bring this to the NFA buying station.

00:59The NFA buys from 23 to 24 dry.

01:03That is what he told us.

01:05We also asked why we are not going directly.

01:08Farmers can go directly to the NFA buying station.

01:12The problem is that our farmers have no vehicles.

01:18But according to our Secretary, we are already doing procuring of trucks.

01:24And not only now, because we are just getting the bidding.

01:28So that when we get the vehicles, we can go directly to the farmers

01:32and it will not be difficult for them to sell their rice to the NFA.

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