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Rice prices may rise if imports halted: economist
Rice prices may rise if imports halted: economist
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Published Apr 20, 2017 10:33 AM PHT
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Updated Nov 24, 2017 12:04 PM PHT
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The Department of Agriculture's plan to stop rice importation in to favor local farmers could push up prices of the staple grain, an economist said Thursday.
The Department of Agriculture's plan to stop rice importation in to favor local farmers could push up prices of the staple grain, an economist said Thursday.
"If we locally procure everything, we will be competing with local traders for the available stocks... When stocks go down, prices go up," Ramon Clarete of the UP School of Economics told ANC's "Market Edge with Cathy Yang."
"If we locally procure everything, we will be competing with local traders for the available stocks... When stocks go down, prices go up," Ramon Clarete of the UP School of Economics told ANC's "Market Edge with Cathy Yang."
President Rodrigo Duterte recently directed the National Food Authority to buy rice from local farmers before importing.
President Rodrigo Duterte recently directed the National Food Authority to buy rice from local farmers before importing.
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