# In lieu of NFA rice, it’s “sorter rice” that poor consumers prefer to buy , Punto! Central Luzon

> In Central Luzon, the Philippines, the National Food Authority's subsidized rice has disappeared from a public market. Poorer consumers are buying cheap milling byproduct known as sorter rice at P27 per kilogram.

- Date: 2018-03-08 · published 2018-03-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66075-in-lieu-of-nfa-rice-it-s-sorter-rice-that-poor-consumers-prefer-to-buy-punto
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced NFA rice supply raises domestic demand for low-grade rice and signals tight subsidized supply, a modest support for rice prices.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-07-13 | [Vientiane Authorities Set Prices Of Rice To Protect Consumers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5292-vientiane-authorities-set-prices-of-rice-to-protect-consumers.md) | -26.8% | -28.7% |
| RICE | 2023-08-28 | [Central govt's restrictions on rice exports puts wheat and sugar in focus \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34529-central-govt-s-restrictions-on-rice-exports-puts-wheat-and-sugar-in-focus.md) | +6.2% | +1.1% |
| 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 | 2023-07-20 | [Centre bans export of non-basmati white rice to check price rise - The Hindu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35006-centre-bans-export-of-non-basmati-white-rice-to-check-price-rise-the-hindu.md) | +1.3% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2018-07-11 | [Centre raises buying price, rice exports set to fall from October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63990-centre-raises-buying-price-rice-exports-set-to-fall-from-october.md) | +1.7% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- punto.com.ph: https://punto.com.ph/in-lieu-of-nfa-rice-its-sorter-rice-that-poor-consumers-prefer-to-buy/

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