The Philippine rice industry will soon bear the brunt of global competition as quantitative restrictions may no longer be extended beyond 2017, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said.

At present, Manila limits the amount of rice allowed to enter via the so-called minimum access volume (MAV) scheme to 805,000 metric tons.

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