NFA sets palay buying price at P30 per kilo in 4 Ilocos provinces

Inquirer.net - Nov 9, 2026

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur—The National Food Authority (NFA) in the Ilocos Region is buying clean, dry palay at P30 per kilogram in La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur for one week starting Monday, while offering P29 per kilogram in the Cordillera province of Abra. Based on an NFA Region 1 advisory on Monday,

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