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On December 22, 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. signed Executive Order No. 50 (EO 50) extending lower tariffs on pork, corn, and rice for another year or until December 31, 2024. EO 50 was published on December 26, 2023, and took effect immediately upon publication.

FAS Manila maintains its September 2023 forecast for rice and corn production and imports, but lowers its forecast slightly for wheat imports to 6.0 million metric tons.

The Philippines is expected to experience economic growth between 2025 and 2070, due to a shift in its demographics, necessitating a robust and efficient food distribution system.

On August 23, 2023, the Philippine Department of Agriculture issued Memorandum Circular No. 37 (2023), an Addendum to the Bureau of Animal Industry Memorandum Circular No. 26 (2021), which requires traders to submit a Feed Utilization Report and...

The Philippines has been a pioneer within Asia in adopting biotechnology crops, and recently approved Bt cotton as the 4th genetically engineered (GE) crop cleared for commercial propagation after corn (2002), rice (2021), and eggplant (2022). The...

Local ethanol production is expected to increase through 2018 with import growth not expected to fully offset rising demand.

The Philippines imports virtually all of its dairy products, especially milk powder, as domestic production cannot meet the country’s dairy requirement of 2 million metric tons (MMT) liquid milk....

The Philippines’ rapidly expanding production of processed foods and beverages presents robust opportunities for U.S. exporters of agricultural raw materials and high-value ingredients.

The U.S. continues to be the Philippines’ largest supplier of agricultural products, and the Philippines is its 11th largest global market.