(Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said the country’s rice and corn production targets can still be met despite El Nino. In a Facebook post, Piñol said this was because reported losses were “only” 0.96 percent, or 197700 metric tons, of the 20 million MT target for rice; while “only” 2.94 percent or 256,766 MT of the 8.64 million MT target for corn represents the losses for the crop. According to the agriculture secretary, […]