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FAS Manila maintains MY 2022/23 milled rice production at 11.975 million MT, as previously stated conditions such as diminished fertilizer application still hold. FAS Manila estimates rice imports at 3.8 million MT in response to recent trade data. FAS Manila estimates wheat imports at 5.8 million MT because of high prices and industry contacts’ observations that consumers have limited purchasing power.

This report outlines Philippine government requirements for the importation of fishery and seafood products. The report aims to assist U.S. exporters by providing information on labeling, packaging, permitted ingredients, and other relevant information. It also provides points of contact for key Philippine government authorities.

The United States is among the top five suppliers of distilled spirits to the Philippines, supplying mostly whiskey. Philippine importation of U.S. distilled spirits in 2021 dropped to $4.6 million, 42 percent lower than the pre-pandemic level.

This report provides guidance on shipping samples of U.S. food, beverage, and other agricultural products to the Philippines.

The United States is the second largest supplier of non-alcoholic beverages to the Philippines and holds a 12 percent market share. In 2021, U.S. export sales of non-alcoholic beverages reached a record $11.4 million, despite strong competition from within the Philippines and from Asian countries that benefit from zero-tariff trade.

For the past two decades, the United States has been the leading supplier of wines to the Philippines. In 2021, U.S. wine exports to the Philippines soared to a record $20 million (3.8 million liters at an average cost of $5.20 per liter) as consumers temporarily traded up to more expensive wines during the coronavirus lockdown.

Acquisitions of smaller local supermarket chains in the food retail industry made by key retail giants coupled with their continuous expansion contributed to the dynamic growth of the industry in 2015

The food service industry in the Philippines continuous to expand as more and more shopping malls and new hotels are being opened throughout the country.

In December 2015, the Philippines Supreme Court (SC) enjoined Bt eggplant trials and struck down existing genetic engineering (GE) regulations so that a new set of rules could be promulgated.

Post concurs with the USDA Official wheat estimates. Typhoon Koppu passed through the Philippines in October 2015 resulting in flooding of grain areas in Luzon.

The U.S. continues to be the Philippines’ number one supplier of agricultural products, and the Philippines is its 10th largest global market.

The Philippine Department of Agriculture has required re-validation of the import certificates for agricultural products. No official procedure was posted for the process however...