The Philippines will once again import canned pork products following the lifting of a temporary ban imposed in response to the spread of African swine fever (ASF). Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel issued Department Circular (DC) No. 42 on Aug. 11 to lift the ban on the importation of...
Rice imports rose by nearly 27 percent year-on-year to more than three million metric tons (MT) in the first seven months, as the country ramped up purchases of foreign supplies to secure adequate stocks ahead of El Niño. The latest Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) data showed that the country’s...
The country’s agriculture sector incurred ₱135.3 million in losses due to the combined damage caused by tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon, or habagat, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). In an advisory on Monday, Aug. 10, the DA said the regions...
The Philippines has banned the importation of live animals from Israel, Palestine, and other countries in the Middle East and other parts of Asia following confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is implementing the temporary ban following the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking higher tariffs on several imported meat products after their import volumes triggered the need for special safeguard (SSG) duties to cushion the impact on local producers. Under Department Order (DO) No. 24, dated Aug. 5, Agriculture Secretary Francisco...
The value of the country’s agriculture and fisheries production increased by 2.9 percent in the second quarter, equivalent to more than ₱12 billion, fueled by increased productivity across all major subsectors, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The latest PSA data on...
Despite increased government spending on agriculture and social protection, the Philippines continues to grapple with persistent malnutrition, high food prices, and weak agricultural productivity, underscoring the need for a major overhaul of food security policies, according to state-run policy...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to protect at least three million hectares (ha) of land used to harvest rice in the country from reclassification, as part of its efforts to strengthen oversight on land conversion. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the DA will soon issue its...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering linking the volume of foreign rice that traders can bring into the country to their investments in the rice sector, as it pursues another restriction to limit the impact of rice imports. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the DA is...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is strengthening its oversight of the country 's food supply and agricultural value chain through a digital platform backed by South Korea 's agriculture agency. The DA launched the Agriculture-based Central Data Ecosystem (AbCDE) platform on Wednesday,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has delayed the approved importation of 250,000 metric tons (MT) of various fish and aquatic products to the fourth quarter from August to cushion the potential impact of El Niño. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel told reporters on Wednesday, July 22,...
The government is tightening its regulations on the fishing of blue swimming crab (BSC) to align with the requirements of the United States (US) and maintain access to its largest export market, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The DA said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
