# Rice prices in Zamboanga surge | Daily Tribune

> Commercial fancy rice in Zamboanga City rose to about P1,600 per 25-kilo sack, up roughly P500 since late 2025. Traders blamed tight supply, El Niño effects on harvests, import suspensions, and a crackdown on smuggling.

- Date: 2026-01-02 · published 2026-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9170-rice-prices-in-zamboanga-surge-daily-tribune
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Import restrictions and tight local supply in the Philippines support higher domestic rice prices, though this is a regional retail move with limited global price impact.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2023-05-01 | [India Non-Basmati Rice Export Prices Surge.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36007-india-non-basmati-rice-export-prices-surge.md) | +3.9% | -1.8% |
| RICE | 2017-06-06 | [Coarse rice price soars \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70561-coarse-rice-price-soars-the-daily-star.md) | +2.3% | +4.3% |
| RICE | 2017-05-30 | [Bangkok Post - Demand surge to lift rice price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71082-bangkok-post-demand-surge-to-lift-rice-price.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| RICE | 2020-10-02 | [Wheat, Rice Prices Surge in Coronavirus Lockdown \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50691-wheat-rice-prices-surge-in-coronavirus-lockdown-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |
| RICE | 2018-02-01 | [Indian rice prices surge to over six-year high on steady demand, strong rupee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66579-indian-rice-prices-surge-to-over-six-year-high-on-steady-demand-strong-rupee.md) | +0.5% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- tribune.net.ph: https://tribune.net.ph/2026/01/02/rice-prices-in-zamboanga-surge

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