Latest Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) data showed that rice imports from Jan. 1 to March 14 reached 886,963.112 metric tons, about 10.6 percent over the 801,732.019 MT recorded in the first three months of last year.
Of the total volume arrived, more than half or about 493,962.72 MT came from Vietnam, which has been the Philippines' top supplier since the domestic rice trade regime was liberalized in 2019.
It was followed by Thailand at 230,559.43 MT and Pakistan at 109,803.5 MT, based on BPI data.
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