THE Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM) has approved the reduction of corn tariff rates and the extension of current duties on pork and rice to mitigate the impact of global economic challenges on domestic food prices, according to information from reliable sources, which the main planning agency validated.…
Corn farmers belonging to the Philippine Maize Federation Inc. (PhilMaize) have thumbed down the proposed minimum access volume (MAV) of 4 million metric tons (MMT) for corn imports. “We vehemently oppose that volume. That proposed volume is just telling us, local farmers, to stop producing corn,” PhilMaize President Roger V.…
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