CITY
OF SAN FERNANDO–The National Food Authority (NFA) - Pampanga the other
day reiterated that the consuming public need not panic as there is
sufficient rice stocks.
"There is no rice shortage in Pampanga. We have enough rice and palay stocks in our warehouses," she said.
This statement was made by NFA-Pampanga Manager Elvira Obaña in her recent visit in Candaba town joining the officials of the Department of Agriculture in providing timely assistance to local farmers.
Obana explained NFA released a new variety of rice as measure to ensure of a steady supply during the duration of the lean season which began last July until September.
"Mayroon pa tayong mahigit isang daang libong kaban ng palay sa ating warehouse, sapat hanggang sa anihan sa susunod na buwan hanggang sa Oktubre," she told Sun Star Pampanga.
She stated that the selling price of NFA regular milled rice priced remains the same even before the province was struck by calamities.
It was learned that NFA dispatched price monitoring team in major markets in the country to ensure that the agency’s low-priced quality rice is continuously available in the midst of rising commercial and government rice.
The NFA monitoring team had noted an increase of the average P29 to P35 per kilo price of regular-milled rice and well-milled rice, respectively, in the commercial market.
"There is no rice shortage in Pampanga. We have enough rice and palay stocks in our warehouses," she said.
This statement was made by NFA-Pampanga Manager Elvira Obaña in her recent visit in Candaba town joining the officials of the Department of Agriculture in providing timely assistance to local farmers.
Obana explained NFA released a new variety of rice as measure to ensure of a steady supply during the duration of the lean season which began last July until September.
"Mayroon pa tayong mahigit isang daang libong kaban ng palay sa ating warehouse, sapat hanggang sa anihan sa susunod na buwan hanggang sa Oktubre," she told Sun Star Pampanga.
She stated that the selling price of NFA regular milled rice priced remains the same even before the province was struck by calamities.
It was learned that NFA dispatched price monitoring team in major markets in the country to ensure that the agency’s low-priced quality rice is continuously available in the midst of rising commercial and government rice.
The NFA monitoring team had noted an increase of the average P29 to P35 per kilo price of regular-milled rice and well-milled rice, respectively, in the commercial market.
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