# DA seeks to sustain easing food inflation despite cost pressures

> 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.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T13:38:45.855Z
- Category: macro · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81877-da-seeks-to-sustain-easing-food-inflation-despite-cost-pressures
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-30 | [Inflationary pressure poses big challenge to economy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41260-inflationary-pressure-poses-big-challenge-to-economy.md) | +1.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2023-01-03 | [How Consumers and Businesses are Reacting to Food Price Inflation - Euromonitor.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12190-how-consumers-and-businesses-are-reacting-to-food-price-inflation-euromonitor.md) | -2.2% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-17 | [Fed minutes show willingness to steer past coming jump in inflation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48543-fed-minutes-show-willingness-to-steer-past-coming-jump-in-inflation-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2026-07-21 | [Protein inflation surges as costlier fodder pushes up milk, chicken prices - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18511-protein-inflation-surges-as-costlier-fodder-pushes-up-milk-chicken-prices-the.md) | -0.2% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2021-04-30 | [Inflation-tolerant Fed will boost commodity prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47512-inflation-tolerant-fed-will-boost-commodity-prices-reuters.md) | +5.0% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- da.gov.ph: https://www.da.gov.ph/da-seeks-to-sustain-easing-food-inflation-despite-cost-pressures/

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