Gallery - Philippines' first-half rice imports hit record high

Philippines' first-half rice imports hit record highAccording to the BPI, rice imports from January to June rose 20.1%, or about 460,000 tonnes, from 2.29 million tonnes in the same period last year. The first-half total already accounts for around 57% of the government's full-year import target of 4.8 million tonnes.Philippines, rice imports, agriculture