Inbound Rice Shipments Decline Amid Government’s Temporary Import Ban
MANILA, Philippines — Inbound rice shipments this year have declined as of early October amid the government’s temporary import ban.
Data from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) showed that rice imports reached 3.26 million metric tons (MT) as of October 2. This represents a 15.8-percent drop from the 3.87 million MT of rice imported during the same period last year.
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