# Rice bran found more expensive than main crop in Central Luzon | Philstar.com

> Rice bran sold wholesale in Central Luzon for more than P15 a kilo, above the P14-P15 farm gate price for palay. Traders are buying newly harvested palay at P14 to P20 a kilo depending on quality. Farmers are increasingly selling to the National Food Authority.

- Date: 2019-05-04 · published 2019-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59172-rice-bran-found-more-expensive-than-main-crop-in-central-luzon-philstar-com
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Rice bran is a feed ingredient, and its premium over paddy supports local feed costs in the Philippines. The local price signal is too narrow to move world markets.

## Sources

- philstar.com: https://www.philstar.com/business/agriculture/2019/05/05/1915000/rice-bran-found-more-expensive-main-crop-central-luzon

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