ROXAS City – The National Food Authority (NFA) Capiz has accounted a total of 90,877 bags of rice as of June 30, 2021.
Based on NFA records, the sufficient rice stocks are stored at the warehouses in Capiz and in a warehouse in Aklan province.
“On the first half of the calendar year 2021, the branch sold a total of 85,250 bags of well-milled rice to local government units and other government agencies,” said NFA Capiz acting branch manager Glenda Paz.
The number is 185 percent accomplishment based on the 46,100 bags target for the period.
The NFA branch office has also procured a total of 75,778 bags of clean and dry palay from local farmers out of its 62,000 bags goal for the palay procurement program from January to June this year.
“To continuously beef up the buffer stock, NFA Capiz buys clean and dry palay with 14 percent moisture content and 95 to 100 percent purity and from infestations at P19 per kilogram,” Paz added.
Rice farmers who wished to sell their palay to NFA should bring samples before delivery at the nearest NFA warehouses for pre-classification or testing.
These warehouses are located at Barangays Mangoso in Sigma town, Sta. Cruz in Dumalag town, Bolo in Roxas City, and Linabuan Sur, Banga town in Aklan.(PIA-6)
