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Amid the anomalies involving the granting of import permits by the government on several agricultural commodities, the United Broiler Raisers Association (UBRA) sent a formal letter to Senate seeking to abolish the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) scheme on pork and chicken importation.   In a letter...

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered to retain the 5 percent tariff on mechanically deboned meat (MDM), a decision in favor of the local meat processors to the dismay of local raisers. President Duterte issued Executive Order (EO) 123 to keep the tariff on MDM low at 5 percent, instead of...

The country's tariff rate for mechanically deboned meat (MDM), a primary ingredient in processed and canned meat products, has been maintained at 5 percent, a source privy to the discussions said.              According to the source, the...

Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said that keeping the 5 percent tariff rate on imported mechanically deboned meat (MDM) has gained support from all department heads concerned. “We are in the process of completing by today (Jan. 4) the official endorsement from each member of the...

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...