4 na Kadiwa store, magbebenta ng P45/kilo na bigas simula bukas

4 months ago

P45/kilo bigas ang ibebenta ng apat na Kadiwa store simula bukas sa pag-asang mapababa ang presyo nito sa merkado.

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00:0045 pesos per kilo of rice will be sold by the four Kadiwa stores starting tomorrow

00:06in the hope of lowering the price of this in the market.

00:09But there is a doubt as to how effective this is.

00:13Mark Salazar was on the spot.

00:18Tomorrow, the Department of Agriculture will test another formula

00:23to lower the price of rice.

00:25It's called the Rice for All Program.

00:28They are talking to rice traders who will sell rice to Kadiwa stores

00:33for P45 per kilo.

00:35It's lower than P55 for local and imported commercial well-milled rice.

00:42This is a discussion between DA, FTI, and these traders.

00:49There is no procurement. We did not procure rice.

00:52Because this is through Kadiwa.

00:54It's similar to our farmers who sell directly to Kadiwa.

00:58We did not procure because they are the ones who sell.

01:01But there is a doubt regarding the industry of agriculture or rice in this DA formula.

01:07Why would traders and even other importers or traders sell at P45, P46

01:14if they can sell at a higher price in the regular market?

01:18So, for now, let's wait and see.

01:21Let's see how they will sell it.

01:24Many of the people we talked to who bring rice to Manila

01:30are saying that it's hard to participate in the DA's project in Kadiwa

01:36because they are losing.

01:38They are losing in spending, in growing rice,

01:42and in transporting rice from the province to the families here.

01:47Of course, the price of rice now is a bit high.

01:53If we were to transport it here to Manila, we would be broke if we lower the price.

02:01We would not be able to earn.

02:04The DA has yet to say how many traders will participate.

02:08That's why the rice for all, which is P45 per kilo,

02:12can only be purchased in four Kadiwa centers.

02:15We're making these trials slowly,

02:19and eventually, hopefully within the year,

02:22we will be able to put P29 and rice for all in a bigger area.

02:28But the problem is, the price of rice cannot be lowered

02:32by lowering the rate or any subsidy for buying rice that will be transferred to the consumer,

02:38but it will still be supported by the farmers.

02:42Ultimately, you can only lower the farmer's expenses in producing rice

02:49so that he can sell the rice at a lower price.

02:52With P29, you are just subsidizing it.

02:55Why don't the farmers directly subsidize it?

02:58So that you can lower the cost of producing rice.

03:02For GMA Integrated News, Mark Salazar.

03:0724 Hours.

4 na Kadiwa store, magbebenta ng P45/kilo na bigas simula bukas | 24 Oras

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