Price of rice down, meat up in July

MANILA, Philippines, July 19 ------ The price of rice decreased while that of meat increased in the first week of July, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Regular milled rice had a national average retail price of P41.57 per kilogram (kg) July 1-5. This was lower than its average retail price of P42.53/kg from June 15 to 17 and P42.74/kg from June 1 to 5.

Dressed chicken had an average retail price of P219.19/kg at the national level in early July. This was an increase from its P216.70/kg and P214.49/kg average retail prices in mid- and early June, respectively. Beef and pork prices also rose, except for pork liempo, which had a 10-centavo decrease in its national average retail price.

Source: manilatimes.net