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El Niño threatens 700,000 metric tons of Philippine rice production
The Philippine Department of Agriculture warns that El Niño conditions could slash the country's rice output by 700,000 metric tons, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. The forecast comes as El Niño simultaneously intensifies haze risk in Singapore and threatens agricultural productivity across the region.