The country’s paddy production for 2017 would settle at 19.4 million metric tons (MMT), 10.11 percent higher than the 18.15 MMT produced last year, according to the latest report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). PSA said in the October round of its report, titled Rice and Corn Situation Outlook, the projected paddy output of 7.45 MMT in the October-to-December period would allow the Philippines to end the year with a bigger rice supply.