TODAY'S EDITORIAL: Govt must act swiftly to avert a rice crisis
ALARMING reports from Central Luzon — the largest rice-growing region of the country — indicate that rice farmers are being paid far below the mandated minimum price for palay , and may soon take matters into their own hands and cause a rice shortage in order to drive up prices and protect their livelihoods. The Department of Agriculture , which seemed to be unaware of this disturbing development until asked about it by the media, must act immediately to avert a crisis.
It is worth noting that at the same time the news of the farmgate price collapse was emerging, the DA's daily report on retail rice prices indicated that they are still higher than normal, ranging from P35 to P49 per kg, depending on the variety.We find it frankly astonishing that the DA, which evidently has the wherewithal and resources to keep daily tabs on retail rice prices, has no idea what is happening at the other end of the supply chain.
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