# NFA raises palay buying price to P30 per kilo

> The Philippines’ National Food Authority raised its buying price for clean, dry palay to as much as ₱30 per kilogram, with most branches now offering ₱28–₱30; fresh palay is priced around ₱25–₱26. It also increased the procurement ceiling for eligible small farmers, targets 790,000 metric tons of purchases this year and next, and has additional funding and mobile trucks to support procurement.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T18:05:55.588Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87726-nfa-raises-palay-buying-price-to-p30-per-kilo
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher government procurement prices and a larger buying program can strengthen domestic palay demand and support Philippine rice prices. The planned purchases may also limit grain available to private buyers if procurement absorbs a substantial share of supply.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-04-11 | [NFA approves palay buying prices topping out at P30/kg - BusinessWorld Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6717-nfa-approves-palay-buying-prices-topping-out-at-p30-kg-businessworld-online.md) | +9.8% | +6.8% |
| 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% |
| RICE | 2023-07-20 | [India bans rice shipments to curb price rises - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35007-india-bans-rice-shipments-to-curb-price-rises-bbc-news.md) | +1.3% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2018-03-08 | [In lieu of NFA rice, it’s “sorter rice” that poor consumers prefer to buy , Punto! Central Luzon](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66075-in-lieu-of-nfa-rice-it-s-sorter-rice-that-poor-consumers-prefer-to-buy-punto.md) | -1.7% | +0.6% |
| RICE | 2026-01-06 | [Thai rice prices soar nationwide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9172-thai-rice-prices-soar-nationwide.md) | +0.7% | +11.8% |

## Sources

- bworldonline.com: https://bworldonline.com/economy/2026/11/08/792145/nfa-raises-palay-buying-price-to-p30-per-kilo/

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