THE government is planning to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of rice to ensure there is enough domestic supply as Luzon remains under enhanced community quarantine.
THE government is planning to import 300,000 metric tons (MT) of rice to ensure there is enough domestic supply as Luzon remains under enhanced community quarantine.
At the same time, the country is facing a garlic shortage as local production is not enough to offset the loss of imports from China due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Agriculture department said.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo B. Nograles on Tuesday said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) recommended the importation of rice via government-to-government arrangements.
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