Rice to Cost P40/kilo?

[Monseratto]

Parang naging ginto na ang bigas...

Panic as soaring prices lure rice bandits

Rice farmers in Thailand are guarding paddyields and hurrying to harvest their crops after a theft last week which fuelled rumours that surging rice prices were attracting bandits.


Reports of widespread theft, although unsubstantiated by police, spread quickly after 220lb of premium-quality fragrant rice was stolen from a granary in Kalasin province, 300 miles north-east of Bangkok. "Villagers have set up teams and are patrolling the community," said Urit Poo-aob, a district chief in Kalasin.

The north-east is the key producing region for premium-grade fragrant rice in Thailand, the world's biggest rice exporter.

Thai rice prices have been rising since late last year when India banned exports of non-basmati rice to ensure it had enough for its own people. Vietnam, the number two rice exporter, has halted exports for two months in order to meet Filipino contracts.

As a result, the price of Thai premium fragrant rice has soared 30 per cent to nearly $900 (£450) a tonne. Thai 100 per cent B grade white rice has also risen 30 per cent, to $600 a tonne, fuelling rumours of rice bandits swooping on unguarded paddy fields at night.

Some farmers in the white rice growing province of Sing Buri have slept in their paddyfields after rumours spread of a 1,000kg raid. However, police have received no formal complaint. "There are many rumours, but no one has come forward to tell us that they were robbed," police said.

Nevertheless, the rumours have been strong enough to prompt many farmers to harvest their crops as quickly as possible. "Most of the rice grown in Suphan Buri has already been harvested. It's around 10 to 20 days earlier than expected," said an agricultural official.

[chilli]

i just kanina yung news. possible pa daw na umabot ng PHP50/kilo ang bigas. And may nakita na sindikato sa Isabela yung mga NFA rice binabalot then binibenta as commercial rice. these syndicates pa nga registered as cooperatives para mabigyan ng NFA rice. hay grabe na talaga ang poverty dito sa atin.

[uls]

Cambodia has halted rice exports

Indonesia is going to stop rice exports soon.

The only countries the Phils. can buy rice from are Vietnam and Thailand and the US...

but there's a catch --- the price --- it's gonna be almost $1000 a ton.

Before it was just $400 a ton, then went up to $700.

[ringostarr]

ok lang yan isang tasang rice lang naman dapat every meal eh. masyado na tayo mga pinoy nagsasayang ng rice kaya dumating na kapalit ng pang-aabuso natin

pero bilib talaga ako sa mga opportunista/speculators sa market natin ngaun, particularly asean market yun mga taken for granted na commodities kunwari pina-pa-rare para makapag kalat ng paranoia to people

[theveed]

I still don't get why an agricultural country like the Phil still relies on imported rice and can't export rice as well... Vietnam, India, China, Thailand and Malaysia all exports rice and are able to control their rice supply somewhat by limiting export when food shortage is eminent.

[Syuryuken]

i just kanina yung news. possible pa daw na umabot ng PHP50/kilo ang bigas. And may nakita na sindikato sa Isabela yung mga NFA rice binabalot then binibenta as commercial rice. these syndicates pa nga registered as cooperatives para mabigyan ng NFA rice. hay grabe na talaga ang poverty dito sa atin.

dito naman yung mga negosyanteng intsik ang nananamantala itinatago nila yung mga bigas

[ringostarr]

I still don't get why an agricultural country like the Phil still relies on imported rice and can't export rice as well... Vietnam, India, China, Thailand and Malaysia all exports rice and are able to control their rice supply somewhat by limiting export when food shortage is eminent.

sa pagkaalam ko start pa lang ng this year may warning na naman sa drought or el nino ba, baka yun nakaapekto

[ringostarr]

dito naman yung mga negosyanteng intsik ang nananamantala itinatago nila yung mga bigas

sobra naman kung tutoo, palibhasa may alternative sila sa rice - noodles

[mark_t]

Ito pa ang masamang balita, pinapaalis na ang IRRI sa UP Los Banos ng Chancelor.

[Syuryuken]

yung hindi pa nabibilad na palay 18/kilo na ang bili pano pa pag naging bigas yan

[Monseratto]

The goverment dictated the price, hindi market forces kaya ganon. They want it artificially cheap para masaya lahat. Pero madaming magsasaka nagrereklamo na mababa sobra at halos walang kikitain sila sa palay. Their cost is going up. They'd rather buy rice from other countries rather than plant because it was cheaper then. Ngayon nagkaproblema sa supply...

[chua_riwap]

Pila sa NFA rice........

[XTO]

malapit lang kami sa NFA del monte ave. half day lang ang bentahan ng bigas pero limitado. bawat pila: 2 kilos NFA (18.25/kg) at 1 kg US RICE na tinatawag (25/kilo) sa mga may gusto.

grocery nasa 35-38/kg ang mga sinandomeng.

[ringostarr]

mag-mais na lang kaya tayo yun buttered na nilaga + ulam

[uls]

malabo magkaroon ng rice sufficiency dito sa atin.

local production simply cannot keep up with population growth.

we will remain dependent on rice imports for a long time.

P40 per kilo rice will seem cheap a few months from now.

Govt rice subsidy is unsustainable.

[chua_riwap]

Sabi nga sa GMA 7 (Reporter's Notebook), in the 70's, we're one of the top rice exporters. Now, we're the top rice importer in Asia and no. 3 in the world.

[uls]

baba kasi tingin ng mga tao sa magsasaka.

who the hell here dreams of becoming a farmer?

even farmers' kids don't wanna become farmers.

They rather work abroad.

Soon there won't be anyone left to plant rice.

And the Phils. will be importing 100% of its rice.

[Gumusut_Amige]

ang hirap kasi sa atin ay kulang sa irrigation system! sa amin ang daming project na ginawa ang NIA pero ni isa walang natapos... kaya hayun karamihan asa pa rin sa tubig ulan. IMO, dapat yan ang pagtuunan ng pansin nitong si sec Yap at gobyerno.

malabo magkaroon ng rice sufficiency dito sa atin.

local production simply cannot keep up with population growth.

we will remain dependent on rice imports for a long time.

P40 per kilo rice will seem cheap a few months from now.

Govt rice subsidy is unsustainable.

[uls]

govt people dont care if those projects work or not, gets finished or not...

all they care about is the kickbacks...

they dont care if the farmers can produce rice or not...

pwede naman daw mag import pag kulang...

di naman naisip kung sigurado lagi meron mabili abroad... at kung magkano...

walang vision govt natin...

walang long term goal...

walang plano...

bahala na pag anjan na ang problem... cross the bridge when...

yan ang govt natin...

come to think of it...

yan ang pinoy diba?

bow.