THE United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a data-gathering behemoth like no other. It leaves almost no room for error, unlike most data-gathering public institutions in our country that can massage numbers, depending on the whimsy of the powers that be. The USDA's breadth and reach go with the territory. The US, with its massive landmass, is an agricultural powerhouse. The USDA's integrity, of course, hinges on the November 2024 presidential election. If Donald Trump wins, he will certainly fire most of the hardworking American civil servants and replace them with subservient, pliant apparatchiks. There is already a grand plan to do just that.
So when the USDA says Philippine rice imports are most likely to hit a record-high 3.8 million metric tons this 2023-2024 market year — this represents the usual one year of imports — it's practically certain that it would be the import figure for that period, or if not, something close to it. Bagong Pilipinas can't seem to get some relief from the spate of heartbreaking news.
The ill-advised decision to make irrigation water free has dried up the funds for irrigators' associations, which maintained and cleaned irrigation ditches and canals, and assigned the irrigation schedules of the rice farmers in a particular cluster. Rice farmers — this is the truth — prefer paid irrigation over the current unmaintained ditches and canals and the chaotic assignment of irrigation schedules.– Research and development .
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
DA sees ‘lower’ rice import this year against USDA projectionThe Philippines is expected to import less rice, as it focuses on the local production of the staple, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday. The DA’s statement came after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the Philippines has overtaken China as the world’s
Read more »
| Watch out: Don’t be a victim of paralytic shellfish poisoningI love eating meat. But as I grew older, I started to change my way of eating. Now, I eat mostly seafood. Most of them are good for your health. But lately, however, there are some precautions before eating them. One of those things that makes me worry before eating seafood is red tide.
Read more »
Sharon Cuneta opens up about her children: 'I don't play favorites. I would die for my kids'Ahead of her highly anticipated 'Dear Heart' concert with former husband Gabby Concepcion on Oct. 27, Megastar Sharon Cuneta reflects on her relationship with her children, including daughter KC Concepcion.
Read more »
Messi, Mbappe, Haaland among FIFA Best award nomineesLionel Messi is on pace for a second straight Best FIFA Men's Player award after leading Argentina to a World Cup title
Read more »
NASA names chief of UFO research; panel sees no alien evidence'The NASA independent study team did not find any evidence that UAP have an extraterrestrial origin, but we don't know what these UAP are,' says NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. UAP are better known to the public as unidentified flying objects, or UFOs.
Read more »
PSALM must pay Napocor's old $5.77M and P68.64M debt to power firmThe Commission on Audit says the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation is solidarily liable with Napocor to the Southern Philippines Power Corporation
Read more »