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Post forecasts that MY2023/24 rice production will reach a five-year record of 20.4 million metric tons due to abundant water supplies and attractive farm-gate prices.

Rice export prices decreased 1 percent as new supplies of MY2022/23 off-season rice continued entering the market.

This monthly report includes information on U.S. and global imports of dairy products, including maximum quantities that can be imported under tariff-rate quota licensing.

Rice export prices increased 1 percent.

Rice export prices declined 1-2 percent due to the weakening of the Thai baht.

Philippine imports of pulses and other leguminous vegetables in various formats (dry, frozen, flour, and prepared foods) grew 48 percent in the past five years to $88 million in 2022.

On February 22, 2023, the Philippine Tariff Commission announced that it will commence a Comprehensive Review of the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Tariff Schedule, covering all products/tariff lines falling under Chapters 1 to 97 of Section 1611 of the CMTA, to set the MFN Tariff Schedule for 2024 to 2028.

Thailand has witnessed tremendous e-commence growth over the past three years. Online grocery services have become one of the fastest-growing e-commerce categories in the country.

Rice export prices declined 2-5 percent due mainly to the weakening of the Thai baht.

This report provides the standard rules and regulations relevant to the administration of the Philippines' tariff-rate quotas, known locally as Minimum Access Volumes (MAV) and, when authorized, MAV Plus.

This report outlines the Philippine government requirements for the importation of rice, including significant developments since 2022, when the government generally stopped approving issuances of the Sanitary-Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC) import permit.

Rice export prices declined 2-5 percent as new supplies of MY2022/23 off-season rice entered the market.