Why is NFA rice important to local rice cartels?

Here's the rub--- our government officials are saying that there are sufficient rice stocks, albeit, these are being kept by rice traders and importers and are being sold in supermarkets and groceries. Meaning, those who can afford it, they can practically eat as many rice as they want to.

Anyway, we know that these rice traders mix NFA rice with their stocks, most of them. Since, these traders want fantabulous profits for their own, they need to do it. Sources say, the agri guys know them but they refuse to bear down on them for more obvious reasons. The fact is--the market is behaving like this because of the manipulation of the cartel guys. Mr. Duterte already threatened them and in fact, even admitted that he knows some of them. Why not go after these traders and kill them? Killing one or two would send the message.

Mr. President, time to let the sparrows fly. Kill those cartel guys, their armies and their protectors in government--at one fell swoop. Then, look at the prices. If these prices will not go down, I myself will kill them.