Presyo ng bigas tumaas

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00:00 Camille bought 3 kilograms of rice.

00:03 She chose the cheapest one, which is 45 pesos.

00:07 But she only ate it for one day,

00:10 so she spends almost 1,000 pesos per week on rice.

00:15 Before, I could eat 10 kilos because it was still low.

00:18 Some people eat 36 kilos.

00:20 Now, I eat 3 kilos because it's not enough.

00:22 45 pesos is expensive.

00:23 At Christian's rice store,

00:26 the price of local well-milled rice is not less than 2 pesos.

00:32 It's the same with imported rice,

00:34 which he sells for 47 to 60 pesos.

00:38 The additional price is up to 4 pesos per day

00:41 for Christian's income.

00:44 But it's heavier than the rice sold by the mommies.

00:47 We sell rice at a higher price.

00:50 It's 3 to 4 pesos per kilo.

00:52 If it's 2 pesos, you can't sell it for more than 2 pesos.

00:58 Agriculture Undersecretary Mercy Zumbilla explained

01:02 that rice prices rose because of input costs.

01:05 From 19 to 21 pesos is the farm gate price

01:09 of each kilo of rice now.

01:11 The effect of fertilizer and fuel costs are still there

01:18 because it fluctuates.

01:20 Plus, of course, there are speculations

01:22 from traders that the export will increase.

01:29 The DA also said that the rice buffer stock is running out

01:34 because it's being sold to Kadiwa Outlets.

01:37 The National Food Authority's reserve is only for two days

01:41 instead of a weekday.

01:43 The DA is also working on the plan to import

01:46 up to 1.3 million metric tons of rice.

01:50 Kurt has been unable to sell white sugar for almost 6 months.

01:55 He sells washed and brown sugar for 90 to 95 pesos per kilo.

02:01 There's no stock of refined sugar in their market.

02:05 If there is, he'll get less.

02:09 The price is higher.

02:13 Consumers will get cheaper.

02:17 But according to Sugar Regulatory Administration Chief Pablo Ascona,

02:22 the supply and price of sugar are stable.

02:25 We already see 85 pesos.

02:27 It's been steady for the last, I think, almost 6 months.

02:32 Although the high is still there.

02:34 What we've noticed, it all depends on the branding.

02:38 And so there is no reason for it to go up.

02:40 The SRA also added that Super Typhoon Egay

02:44 did not affect the production of raw and refined sugar.

02:47 Kary Kator, CNN Philippines.

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