Guimaras rice prices fall in December 2025 survey

The Philippine Statistics Authority–Guimaras Provincial Statistical Office reported that average retail rice prices in the province in the second phase of December 2025 (Dec. 15–17, 2025) were generally lower than in the same period in 2024, based on the Retail Price Survey conducted to generate the Consumer Price Index.

At the provincial level, special rice posted an average retail price of PHP 58.88 per kilogram in the second phase of December 2025.

“This price was lower than the PHP 62.67 per kilogram recorded in the first phase of December 2024 and PHP 62.34 per kilogram in the second phase of December 2024,” Provincial Statistics Officer Nelida B. Losare said.

“However, the price was higher than the PHP 52.00 per kilogram registered in the second phase of November 2025 and remained unchanged compared with the first phase of December 2025 at PHP 58.88 per kilogram,” Losare added.

Well-milled rice averaged PHP 48.50 per kilogram in Guimaras in the second phase of December 2025.

“This was higher than the PHP 46.00 per kilogram recorded in the second phase of November 2025 and PHP 47.00 per kilogram in the first phase of December 2025,” Losare said.

She added that despite the increase, the price was still lower than the PHP 55.50 per kilogram recorded in both phases of December 2024.

Regular-milled rice averaged PHP 43.75 per kilogram in the province in the second phase of December 2025.

“This was higher than the PHP 42.00 per kilogram recorded in both the second phase of November 2025 and the first phase of December 2025; nonetheless, prices remained lower than the PHP 53.50 per kilogram recorded in both phases of December 2024,” Losare said.

Across Western Visayas, Aklan recorded the lowest average retail price of special rice at PHP 54.50 per kilogram in the second phase of December 2025, while Antique posted the highest at PHP 67.75 per kilogram.

In the same period, Guimaras’ average retail price for special rice was PHP 58.88 per kilogram.

For well-milled rice across the region, Capiz registered the lowest average price at PHP 48.00 per kilogram, while Iloilo recorded the highest at PHP 51.75 per kilogram in the second phase of December 2025.

For regular-milled rice, Aklan posted the lowest average price at PHP 37.00 per kilogram, while Capiz recorded the highest at PHP 46.34 per kilogram in the same period.

The Retail Price Survey collects retail prices of goods and services commonly purchased by Filipino households and is among the sources used to generate the Consumer Price Index, which tracks changes in the cost of a standard basket of items over time.

The survey is conducted twice a month, with the first phase covering the first through fifth day of the month and the second phase covering the 15th through 17th day, to provide timely updates on prevailing market prices of selected commodities.