NFA-Aklan to get 6,000 bags of imported rice

BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

The National Food Authority (NFA) provincial office in Aklan is expected to get 6,000 imported bags of rice from Thailand for distribution to accredited rice outlets.  

The rice supply is part of the  government’s importation program which is scheduled for shipment in the last week of August or first week of September.

NFA-Aklan provincial director Josephine Venus Castillo said around 4,000 imported NFA rice from Thailand were already unloaded in NFA Aklan warehouse for the first shipment this July.

She stressed the low supply of bags of rice from abroad prompted the agency to limit allotted rice bags to accredited stores in Aklan at the onset of rainy season.

“Hindi tayo maka-influence sa presyo ng commercial rice dahil limitado ang NFA rice quantity sa market,” she added.

Castillo said the NFA-Aklan allotted every town in Aklan at least 30 bags of rice for accredited rice retailers for the month of July.

“Ang supply of NFA rice sa Aklan na galing sa ibang bansa ay limitado. Kinokontrol natin ito dahil na rin sa rainy season. Pag may tatlong retailers sa isang bayan, nagbibigay tayo ng 15 bags kada retailer,” she said.

The rice agency also supplied 10 bags of government rice to non-traditional rice outlets in the barangays for the consuming public.  

Castillo said NFA regular milled rice available in the market is priced at P27 per kilo and the well-milled rice at P32 per kilo.