The Philippine Statistics Authority-Bureau of Agricultural Statistics reported that as of January 1, the country’s total rice inventory reached 2.66 million metric tons, up 25.2 percent from 2.13 million MT last year.

The inventory is enough to last until the next harvest season, but stocks at government depositories fell slightly, below the required minimum buffer stock.

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