# NFA sets just 4 labels for rice | GMA News Online

> Philippine retailers must sell rice under four generic labels, regular-milled, well-milled, whole grain and special, starting November, ending brand naming. The Agriculture Department says this targets mislabeling and sales above suggested retail prices.

- Date: 2018-10-10 · published 2018-10-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62619-nfa-sets-just-4-labels-for-rice-gma-news-online
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Domestic Philippine retail rules have little direct effect on global rice prices or feed ingredient costs.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2019-09-14 | [DTI mulls setting SRP for imported rice \| GMA News Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57145-dti-mulls-setting-srp-for-imported-rice-gma-news-online.md) | +2.9% | +0.8% |
| RICE | 2024-12-17 | [Only 80,000 sacks of aging rice stocked in NFA warehouse, says exec \| GMA News Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11561-only-80-000-sacks-of-aging-rice-stocked-in-nfa-warehouse-says-exec-gma-news.md) | -6.3% | -0.8% |
| RICE | 2017-04-05 | [Papua New Guinea paying more for rice than we should — EMTV ONLINE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71585-papua-new-guinea-paying-more-for-rice-than-we-should-emtv-online.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |
| RICE | 2020-10-22 | [Inspect rice imports for misdeclared quality, not just volume, Senate urges Customs – BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50694-inspect-rice-imports-for-misdeclared-quality-not-just-volume-senate-urges.md) | +2.3% | +2.1% |
| RICE | 2019-07-17 | [Government to set SRPs for imported, local rice](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58171-government-to-set-srps-for-imported-local-rice.md) | +1.6% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- gmanetwork.com: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/670805/nfa-sets-just-4-labels-for-rice/story/

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