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NFA blames unloading delays for weevil infestation of rice

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/08/23/20180823_nfa.jpg"/><figcaption>Authorities check a ship containing rice infested with weevils at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone on Wednesday.<em> ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Delays in the unloading of government-subsidized rice from ships in Subic Bay led to an infestation of weevils or &quot;bukbok&quot; on 130,000 sacks of the grain, the National Food Authority said Thursday.</p><p>The agency earlier said unloading of the grain from ships was delayed due to heavy rains.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/14/18/800000-rice-sacks-languish-at-subic-port-amid-rains">800,000 rice sacks languish at Subic port amid rains</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Sa tagal ng pagbaba, mainit sa loob ng barko, napaka-conducive po iyan sa pag-hatch ng mga peste,&quot; NFA spokesperson Rex Estoperez told radio DZMM.</p><p>(Amid the unloading delay, the heat inside the ship had been conducive to the hatching of the pest.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8cmVDojWNn8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Authorities have started to fumigate all the pest-affected grain from Thailand, the cost of which will be shouldered by the supplier, he said.</p><p>After the fumigation, which may take 7 to 12 days, the rice will undergo laboratory tests to determine whether it will be returned to the supplier or stored in NFA warehouses pending market distribution, added Estoperez.</p>

<p>Delays in the unloading of government-subsidized rice from ships in Subic Bay led to an infestation of weevils or "bukbok" on 130,000 sacks of the grain, the National Food Authority said Thursday.</p>

Delays in the unloading of government-subsidized rice from ships in Subic Bay led to an infestation of weevils or "bukbok" on 130,000 sacks of the grain, the National Food Authority said Thursday.