# Who benefits from rice imports? | Inquirer Business

> Philippine rice tariffication allowed cheaper imports, but wholesale price declines did not fully reach retail buyers. Middlemen captured larger wholesale-retail margins, which widened to about P8 per kilo for well-milled rice in 2019-20.

- Date: 2021-02-24 · published 2021-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48706-who-benefits-from-rice-imports-inquirer-business
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Import liberalization has made the Philippines the top rice importer, so policy design affects world import demand. Wider margins suggest retail prices are less responsive to import price falls.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-04-04 | [India to implement new tariff line for rice exports from May 1 - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25062-india-to-implement-new-tariff-line-for-rice-exports-from-may-1-the.md) | +1.3% | -3.5% |
| RICE | 2024-01-24 | [Why Indian traders prefer to buy rice from open market rather from FCI - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32204-why-indian-traders-prefer-to-buy-rice-from-open-market-rather-from-fci-the.md) | +4.2% | +4.6% |
| RICE | 2024-09-28 | [Govt eases export curbs for non-basmati white rice \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12949-govt-eases-export-curbs-for-non-basmati-white-rice-business-news-the-indian.md) | +0.1% | +0.0% |
| RICE | 2024-03-12 | [Navigating India's Rice Export Ban - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31139-navigating-india-s-rice-export-ban-agribusiness-global.md) | +1.9% | -4.8% |
| RICE | 2024-09-28 | [India lifts ban on exports of white rice with $490/tonne floor price - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12950-india-lifts-ban-on-exports-of-white-rice-with-490-tonne-floor-price-the.md) | +0.1% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- business.inquirer.net: https://business.inquirer.net/318329/who-benefits-from-rice-imports

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