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The Philippine Department of Agriculture plans further market interventions to keep basic commodities affordable. Food inflation for the bottom 30 percent of households eased to 9.4 percent year-on-year in October from 9.8 percent in September.
Corn and rice inflation remained high, with corn inflation accelerating to 21.5 percent.
Rising corn inflation in the Philippines points to tight local supply and firm import demand for feed grains. Government interventions could shift import volumes and affect regional corn price direction.
da.gov.phDA Press OfficeNov 5, 2026After 151 past bullish macro events, Corn moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -0.9% to +1.4%), and -0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
