date:Mar 11, 2014
l 18.7 percent and those in households dropped 15.6 percent, the data showed.
The average retail price of well-milled rice rose 0.64 percent from a week ago to 40.63 pesos ($0.92) per kilogram as of March 4, BAS said in a separate report.
COMING SOON?
Vietnam's official Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Monday quoted the Vietnam Food Association as saying the Philippines is gearing up to issue a tender to buy 800,000 tonnes of rice.
But Manila has yet to confirm any purchases beyond 500,000 tonn