NFA commits 5.3 million kilos of aging rice to Kadiwa stores for December

MANILA, Philippines – The National Food Authority (NFA) committed 5.3 million kilos of aging stocks of rice to sell to Kadiwa store operators by the end of December.

NFA administrator Larry Lacson said on Wednesday, December 18, during the House of Representatives’ quinta committee hearing that they currently have a supply of 106,824 bags of aging rice (equivalent to 5,341,200 kilos) for December, which they can sell at P29 per kilo to Kadiwa operators.

For January 2025, Lacson...