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00:00 Dear viewers, the rise in the price of rice in their families is now on a roll.
00:04 And the cheapest commercial rice has already increased to Php 50 per kilo.
00:09 The Department of Agriculture is hoping that the price of rice will continue to fall
00:13 in the continued talk of the Philippines in Vietnam and India.
00:17 Bernadette Reyes is on the scene.
00:19 The price of rice has increased
00:24 based on the latest price monitoring of the Department of Agriculture in their families in Metro Manila.
00:30 The regular milled rice, the cheapest commercial rice, has almost increased to Php 50 per kilo.
00:37 In Agora Market in Navotas City, the price of rice has already reached Php 50 per kilo
00:42 from Php 48 per kilo last week.
00:45 In Sangadaan Market, the price of rice has increased to Php 3 per kilo within a week.
00:52 The price of rice has been increasing continuously.
00:55 It is not yet known when it will fall again.
00:59 The Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement of Prism said
01:02 that hundreds of metric tons of rice will arrive in the country this August.
01:07 We have assured the President that at least 300,000 metric tons is coming in this month of August
01:14 and there will be more in September.
01:16 But they have said that 300,000 metric tons will arrive in August and September.
01:21 But Prism is not sure if this will help to lower the price of rice.
01:27 That's the challenge, the price.
01:31 The price of rice has shot up in the world market.
01:35 India, when they export rice, 40 percent of the supply of rice from the world comes from India.
01:44 Vietnam promised to sell cheap rice in the Philippines,
01:48 according to House Speaker Martin Rumbaldes.
01:51 According to Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban,
01:55 the price of rice in the country is expected to fall
01:58 due to the continuous talks between the Philippines, Vietnam and India.
02:02 But for the Federation of Free Farmers Cooperative,
02:04 they cannot just hold their tongue.
02:07 That is just a diplomatic chit-chat.
02:11 Of course, they will supply because they need to sell their surplus.
02:16 But at what price?
02:18 If other countries are offering, let's say, $700 per ton, do you think they will sell it to us at 500?
02:28 The group in charge of rice is asking why the government still pays attention to importation
02:34 instead of strengthening local rice production.
02:38 The group also cannot understand why the price of rice is reaching 34 pesos,
02:44 according to some traders,
02:46 as it is far from the real price of rice for farmers.
02:50 In Calapan, 1 kilo of rice is P21.50.
02:55 The same is true for Iloilo and Isabela.
03:00 P15.00 for Kawayan and Rojas is P21.50 to P22.00.
03:05 We tried to get permission from the Department of Agriculture in this area.
03:10 For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, for Tutok 24 Horas.
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