Gingoog awaits local rice as import ban starts

Gingoog awaits local rice as import ban starts

GINGOOG City’s rice supply remains sufficient despite a suspension of rice imports that will take effect tomorrow, September 1, officials said. Acting City Agriculturist Ram Shurab S. Landiza told Gold Star Daily the city government has ensured that remaining stocks of imported rice will not exceed P49 per kilo. He said he met with rice sellers at the Agora Market, who agreed to the price cap. The city’s request, however, contradicts a recent ca…