# DA aligns with millers, importers to support local farmers, stabilize rice supply |
    Official Portal of the Department of Agriculture

> The Philippine Department of Agriculture secured commitments from millers and importers to buy palay at no less than P17 per kilo for wet and P21 for dry paddy. Stocks are described as tight ahead of the harvest, and import volumes for February are being fine-tuned to stabilize retail prices.

- Date: 2026-01-22 · published 2026-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12592-da-aligns-with-millers-importers-to-support-local-farmers-stabilize-rice-supply
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Firm local paddy prices and tight stocks support domestic rice prices until the main harvest arrives in March. Import decisions could still add supply and cap rice price gains.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-10-27 | [Government procurement to boost rural economy with Rs 50,000 crore to 2 million farmers - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50612-government-procurement-to-boost-rural-economy-with-rs-50-000-crore-to-2-million.md) | +2.1% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2023-02-23 | [India to extend rice export curbs to ensure domestic price stability, supply: Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37310-india-to-extend-rice-export-curbs-to-ensure-domestic-price-stability-supply.md) | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| RICE | 2022-06-23 | [Bangladesh slashes rice import tariffs to 25 percent \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41018-bangladesh-slashes-rice-import-tariffs-to-25-percent-the-daily-star.md) | +0.8% | +4.1% |
| RICE | 2024-01-13 | [No proposal to lift export curbs on wheat, rice, sugar, says Piyush Goyal \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32107-no-proposal-to-lift-export-curbs-on-wheat-rice-sugar-says-piyush-goyal.md) | +1.9% | +8.1% |
| RICE | 2023-09-28 | [Export ban on rice is regulation rather than restriction for food security: India to WTO's agriculture committee meet - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34051-export-ban-on-rice-is-regulation-rather-than-restriction-for-food-security.md) | -3.3% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- da.gov.ph: https://www.da.gov.ph/da-aligns-with-millers-importers-to-support-local-farmers-stabilize-rice-supply/

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