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00:00The number of imported rice is record high, but the price is still high.

00:05That is the concern of a group of farmers.

00:08The Agriculture Department's spokesman is Bernadette Reyes.

00:16A group of farmers are concerned about the importation of imported rice to the market.

00:21The harvest of rice will arrive in March.

00:24The importation of imported rice to the market may really lower the price of rice.

00:32The importation was record high in 2024, reaching 4.7 million metric tons.

00:38According to the Department of Agriculture, the number of farmers decreased.

00:43According to the Department of Agriculture, the imported rice in the country increased,

00:47not only for the local supply, but also because of the reduction of the rice tariff by 15%,

00:54from the previous 35%.

00:56Although the importation increased in 2024, the local production decreased significantly.

01:03The reduction was very significant.

01:05And the import, of course, compensated for our losses.

01:10Because of El Niño, the next typhoon, La Niña,

01:15this 4.7 could also be reflective that the smuggled rice is no longer very limited.

01:26The aim of the reduction of the tariff on imported rice is to lower the price of rice for families.

01:31According to the Department of Agriculture and Finance, in September...

01:35More or less, it's around 6 pesos on the imported rice.

01:40Okay.

01:41But it all depends on what world prices will look like.

01:46The full effect should be felt by January of 2025.

01:49I'll put it at 5 pesos.

01:51If the price of rice is 52 pesos now, it should be around 48 pesos by January.

01:57If the price of rice is 50 pesos now, it should be 45 pesos by January.

02:01Officials said on September 24 when it was based on the DA monitoring,

02:06that the lowest price of local commercial rice per kilo is between 45 to 55 pesos

02:13in the markets in NCR, depending on the class.

02:16The lowest price of imported commercial rice is between 42 to 55 pesos.

02:23In the latest monitoring of the DA on January 6,

02:26you can buy local rice for 38 to 40 pesos in the markets.

02:31The lowest price for premium local rice is lower compared to September.

02:36There is also a decrease in the lowest prices for some kinds of imported rice.

02:41But there is still an excess of 60 pesos per kilo, which according to the DA is too expensive.

02:47It's still the same.

02:48Some prices are lower, while others are still the same.

02:53So in the eyes of the Federation of Free Farmers Cooperatives,

02:56there is a lack in the lowest prices now.

02:59Our consumers are not affected.

03:03The rice is still expensive in the markets.

03:05In the Department of Agriculture, our mandate and focus is on local production.

03:12Importation is entirely out of the government's hands.

03:17For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, your Saksi.

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