Live Breaking News & Updates on Eaving Traders The Profits For Their Labor Quot Palay Farmers Are Being Burdened By Rising Costs Of Production

APPEAL. Simeon Sioson (front), chairperson of the Federation of Central Luzon Farmers Cooperatives on Friday (March 18, 2022) called on the government to raise its palay procurement price to help ease farmers from the burden of high cost of production and fuel price hikes. The government, through the National Food Authority procures palay at PHP19 per kilo for the dry variety. (PNA photo by Manny Balbin) SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan - Central Luzon farmers on Friday asked the government to raise its palay (unhusked rice) support price to help ease the burden on the rising cost of production and fuel prices. Simeon Sioson, chairperson of the Federation of Central Luzon Farmers' Cooperatives, said farmers tend to sell their yields to private traders, rather than the National Food Authority (NFA) which procures palayat PHP19 per kilo for dry weight (14 percent moisture content and 95 to 100 percent purity). Sioson said most farmers sell their palay right after harvest to shy away from the adde ....

Camarines Norte , Simeon Sioson , Sheryl Gamboa , Federation Of Central Luzon Farmer Cooperatives , National Food Authority , Central Luzon Farmer Cooperatives , Intercity Industrial Estate , Golden City Business Park , Appeal Simeon Sioson Front , Hairperson Of The Federation Central Luzon Farmers Cooperatives On Friday March 18 , 022 Called On The Government To Raise Its Palay Procurement Price Help Ease Farmers From Burden Of High Cost Production And Fuel Hikes , Hrough The National Food Authority Procures Palay At Php19 Per Kilo For Dry Variety Pna Photo By Manny Balbin San Miguel , Ulacan Central Luzon Farmers On Friday Asked The Government To Raise Its Palay Unhusked Rice Support Price Help Ease Burden Rising Cost Of Production And Fuel Prices Simeon Sioson , Hairperson Of The Federation Central Luzon Farmers 39 Cooperatives , Aid Farmers Tend To Sell Their Yields Private Traders , Ather Than The National Food Authority Nfa Which Procures Palayat Php19 Per Kilo For Dry Weight 14 Percent Moisture Content And 95 To 100 Purity Sioson Said Most Farmers Sell Their Palay Right After Harvest Shy Away From Added Cost Of Transporting Produce In Drying Facilities , Eaving Traders The Profits For Their Labor Quot Palay Farmers Are Being Burdened By Rising Costs Of Production , Uot He Said In An Interview Sheryl Gamboa , Fa Bulacab Manager , Aid That Based On Their Monitoring , Arm Gate Prices Of The Staple Grain In Province Are From Php16 To Php17 Per Kilo For Fresh Wet Crops , Hp18 To Php19 For Skin Dry Grains , Nd Php19 To Php22 For Dry Palay On The Other Hand , Ice Traders At The Intercity Industrial Estate And Golden City Business Park In Bocaue Town , Here The Major Rice Trading Centers In Luzon Are , Aid The Price Range Of Clean And Dry Ordinary Palay Varieties Is Php20 50 To Php21 Per Kilo Depending On Its Quality While Aromatic Costs Php22 Php23 Sioson Said That It About Time Agriculture Economic Managers Rethink Their Agricultural Support Farmers By Raising Government Least Pna ,