00:00Good news, because the price of rice is continuing to fall in the markets.
00:05Aside from this, the price of onions is also falling.
00:09Civil Custodian of PTV in Balitang Pambansa.
00:14The Department of Agriculture continues to lower the maximum suggested retail price
00:19to 5% broken imported rice.
00:22MSRP of rice is only Php 52 per kilo from the previous Php 55 MSRP.
00:28Although there are still some that are not lowering the Php 52 MSRP,
00:32like a rice in Kamuning Market
00:35where they are just letting the imported rice run out
00:37before changing the price to the upcoming new stocks of rice.
00:41The agencies' target is to lower the MSRP to Php 49 in March.
00:45The DA has also already issued the 150,000 metric tons of NFA rice
00:50to the local government units that signified this week,
00:53following the declaration of the National Food Security Emergency on rice.
00:57Their total stocks are 300,000 metric tons.
01:03But what's programmed for now is 150,000 metric tons.
01:07It depends on how many you will buy.
01:10And if there are more, you can still release the others.
01:13But of course, our buffer stock needs to survive for calamity.
01:19Aside from rice, the price of onions is also falling
01:22from Php 240 per kilo.
01:24Php 200 per kilo of onions since February 15.
01:28Meanwhile, the DA is already talking to pork retailers and other stakeholders
01:33for the maximum suggested retail price of pork in March.
01:37According to the DA, the retail price of pork should not reach Php 400.
01:42The vaccination of African Swine Fever Vaccines will continue
01:46where 30,000 have already been vaccinated against ASF.
01:49150,000 additional vaccines are arriving until the second quarter of the year
01:55from People's Elevation Network, Vell Custodio, Balitang Pambansa.
