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 reimposition of the 40 percent tariff on mechanically deboned meat (MDM) will bring in additional P5.5 billion revenues to the country, but will only mean minimal increase in prices for consumers, according to Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG). SINAG made this case as it formally...
It’s good news for both local hog raisers and meat importers after the Department of Agriculture (DA) moved to set aside a portion of its Bayanihan 2 budget to fund the establishment of four meat cold storage warehouses and meat-cutting facilities. In a statement, the DA, through its National...
The fatal animal disease African Swine Fever (ASF) that reached the Philippines’ backyard farms in August last year is now on its third wave, so far resulted in the culling of more than 400,000 pigs across the country. Based on the latest government report, the ASF outbreak in the Philippines...
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 Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) expressed its full support to the proposal of Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez to allow more businesses to operate at their rated capacity to prevent the economy from further deterioration. “While we recognize that there are risks associated...
The series of import bans imposed by the Philippine government on pork and poultry products coming from different countries may result in costlier Christmas for meat loving Filipinos. MB file (Photo by Keith Bacongco) ...
Don’t be horrified, unless you’re vegetarian NO HARM, NO FOWL Adobong ostrich anyone? The ostrich is dead, long live the ostrich! When I heard that it was eaten, I was glad it didn’t go to waste. All that huffing and puffing on the streets of Mapayapa Village in Quezon City did not just end...
