The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to increase the tariff on imported rice and tighten its sanitation permit. The Rice Tariffication Lawmesnt to fill up the 7% gap in supply by local growers. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that the ideal volume of imported rice exceeded to 4.7% which lowered the price of palay even further. The DA aims to increase the tariff on imported ASEAN rice from 35% to 75% while those from non-ASEAN countries will increase from 50% to 100%. This measure will help local farmers affected by the price decrese of palay.
