Thailand
NFA: There is enough rice for the lean months
NFA: There is enough rice for the lean months
WEDNESDAY, 29 JUNE 2016 – The National Food Authority (NFA) on Wednesday assured Filipinos there is ample rice even if the government’s rice importation scheme for the lean months has been deferred.
In a statement, NFA Officer-in Charge Tomas Escarez said he has directed all field offices to monitor the supply and price situation in markets nationwide.
“We have more than enough stock of the good quality, low-priced NFA rice for the lean months,” Escarez noted.
As of June 15, the country has more than the 30-day buffer stock needed at the start of the lean months. Currently, the inventory is enough for 32 days.