The Department of Agriculture (DA) has detected African Swine Fever (ASF) in Masbate, Bicol, a letter from the DA to Aroroy Mayor Arturo Virtucio showed. A document from DA showed that organs and blood samples that were taken from hogs in Aroroy, Masbate have been tested positive for ASF, a fatal...
Monterey is not shutting down its operations despite the move to transform its hog inventory to local raisers, an official from San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said. SMC Media Affairs Group Head Mary Jane Llanes said SMC is not shutting down Monterey following the decision of San Miguel Corporation...
Amid shortage of pork, chicken supply With African Swine Fever (ASF) still killing hogs and poultry raisers cutting on production after a bad case of an oversupply, the next best and affordable protein source of Filipinos might be eggs, which are in abundant supply. United Broiler Raisers...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) needs to re-strategize amid rising prices of major food items, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In his latest economic bulletin, Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran, said the DA should look for alternative supplies of vegetables after the successive...
Despite the persistence of COVID-19 pandemic and with impacts of recent typhoons to spill over until the first half of 2021, the agriculture sector is still expected to grow 2.5 percent next year. Likewise, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has not yet totally given up on a...
Year-Ender Agriculture Secretary William Dar (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines' agriculture sector has survived a volcano eruption that blanketed tons of farm yield with ashes and sustained production within three quarters into the pandemic, but it only took three typhoons to expose its...
The pork price and supply issue has gone haywire. Now, meat importers have petitioned the Committee on Tariff and Related Matters (CTRM) to reduce the most favored nation (MFN) duty on pork by at least 50 percent for the next five years in light of the high prices due to supply shortage brought...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering temporary suspension of the inter-island movement of live hogs as the agency investigates the skyrocketing prices of pork in the country. A draft DA administrative order has called for "temporary suspension of inter-island movement to Visayas and...
While the decline in the country’s pork production is already a given amid the persistence of African Swine Fever (ASF), the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a surprising outlook on the Philippines’ chicken production, which it said might go down despite the assurance of the...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet-- The Provincial Local Government Unit of Benguet through the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (PVET) gives cash aid amounting to a total of P949,200.00 to 28 swine raisers in the province. This is to compensate the losses of swine raisers from the municipalities of Itogon...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet - The Department of Agriculture – Cordillera has boosted its campaign to deter the spread of the African Swine Fever (ASF) in the region through intensification its partnership with local swine raisers and industry stakeholders. Dr.Karl Kigis, the regional ASF focal person in...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — After reeling from massive setback from the African Swine Fever (ASF) last year, farmers and hog raisers here have now a reason to smile — thanks to the P32-M worth of livestock assistance provided by the government to jumpstart the waning hog industry in the...
