News Monitor December 14, 2011

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NEWS MONITOR
December 14, 2011 


Submitted by: Adora D. Rodriguez/Arlhene S. Carro
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Business Mirror

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Jennifer Ng

Pinoys ate less rice last year – BAS 
Filipinos consumed less rice as per capita consumption was pegged at 112.75 kilograms last year. This is lower than the 119.08 kilos per capita consumption recorded in 2009 which was indicated in a report released by BAS last August 2010.

Philippine Daily Inquirer

A11

Jerome Balinton

BFAR warns of new Taal Lake fishkill
According to BFAR, the water condition in Taal Lake has never been stable up to this time since the massive fishkill in May and early June this year.

Business Mirror

B3

Jennifer Ng

Use levy fund for coco industry, farmers urged 
Cash dividends from the escrowed coconut levy funds should be released immediately so it could be used to fund programs that will revive the coconut industry.

Manila Standard Today

A8

Rey Salita

Solons seek release of coco levy fund 
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Business World

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Carmelito Francisco

Gov’t eyes 6 provinces in Visayas, Mindanao for coffee farm expansion 
According to Marriz Agbon of the National Convergence Initiative, Bukidnon still has about 400 hectares that can be planted with coffee while Davao del Sur has at least 100 hectares.

Manila Times 

B1

James Konstantin Galvez

End-November CNO exports plummet 
The Philippines’ coconut oil exports dropped by almost half in the first eleven months this year because of the tight supply of copra in the domestic market.

Malaya

A8

Madelaine Faye Cabrera

Coco oil  exports drop 41% 
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Manila Times

B2

James Konstantin Galvez

Sorghum biofuel plant mulled
DA is in talks with San Carlos Bioenergy Inc. for the construction of a bioethanol processing plant in Negros Occidental to push for the development of sweet sorghum in the province. 

Malaya

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Jennifer Ambanta

Crop insurance for as low as P20/day 
By next year, farmers may insure the yields of their land for as low as P20 per day with the pay-out possible regardless of the reason for the deficit.

Business World

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Louella Desiderio

Coconut oil exports drop 28.3% in Nov.
According to UCAP Exec. Dir. Yvonne Agustin, the volume of coconut oil exports reached 45, 050 metric tons in November, down from the 62, 875 MT last year.

Manila Bulletin

B5

Reuters

Sugar production expands by 75%
Raw sugar output in the current crop year totalled 431, 230 tonnes as of Nov. 27 compared to 247, 015 tonnes in the same period last year, the SRA said in a report. Sugar exports from Sept. 1-Nov. 28 totalled 225,904 tonnes, excluding 2,000 tonnes sold to Vietnam.

Manila Bulletin

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Certified seeds
Agriculture personnel in South Cotabato trained at least 10 new inbred rice seed growers in a bid to augment the province’s rice seed supplies.

Philippine Star

A20

Ding Cervantes

Bataan shellfish ban stays
The BFAR said red tide has not yet abated in the waters of Balanga City and seven other towns in Bataan, and reiterated the ban on shellfish gathering in these areas.

Abante

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Importasyon ng bigas bababa sa 2012 
Inihayag ng NFA na ibaba ang iaangkat ng bansamula sa 846,000 MT ay magiging 500,000 MT na lamang.

Abante Tonite

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Importasyon ng bigas bababa sa 2012
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