# SLAC to hike premium rice prices in Q2 |  Jasper Y. Arcalas

> The page carries several Philippine news items, including warnings that the peso could weaken toward P65 per dollar because of geopolitical risk and a call for stronger domestic food production to reduce import dependence. Semiconductor makers are also preparing for a possible El Niño.

- Date: 2018-01-31 · published 2018-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67079-slac-to-hike-premium-rice-prices-in-q2-jasper-y-arcalas
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker peso raises the local cost of imported feed and food, and El Niño risk points to possible dryness in key producing regions.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-08-21 | [Japan core inflation dips to lowest since March as rice prices cool](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11824-japan-core-inflation-dips-to-lowest-since-march-as-rice-prices-cool.md) | -4.4% | -4.4% |
| RICE | 2017-08-09 | [India rice shipments slow as stronger rupee lifts export prices \| India rice shipments slow as stronger rupee lifts export prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69410-india-rice-shipments-slow-as-stronger-rupee-lifts-export-prices-india-rice.md) | +0.8% | +2.6% |
| RICE | 2025-11-14 | [Thai rice sector in crisis as yields fall, costs rise and export prices hit 15-year low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22034-thai-rice-sector-in-crisis-as-yields-fall-costs-rise-and-export-prices-hit-15.md) | -0.9% | -2.6% |
| RICE | 2017-03-30 | [Rise prices rise in India, Thailand on stronger currencies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72059-rise-prices-rise-in-india-thailand-on-stronger-currencies.md) | +3.1% | -7.4% |
| RICE | 2025-12-26 | [Strong baht squeezes rice exports as prices jump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21592-strong-baht-squeezes-rice-exports-as-prices-jump.md) | -5.1% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- businessmirror.com.ph: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2018/01/31/slac-to-hike-premium-rice-prices-in-q2/

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