Philippine rice import outlook mixed as El Niño, fertilizer costs cloud demand

Philippine rice import prospects for 2027 remain mixed, with front-loaded purchases and strategic stockpiling providing a supply cushion, while intensifying El Niño risks and elevated fertilizer costs could weigh on domestic production, market participants told Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, Oct. 7. The resulting stock cushion could temper Philippine rice import demand in early ...