The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now studying the possibility of imposing another suggested retail price (SRP) on pork amid rising retail prices, and is hoping to come up with a decision within the week. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said in a briefing on Monday that the government hopes...
The Philippine government was told to stop the flooding of pork imports which has been negatively affecting the local hog sector. During the ‘Halalan 2022 Para sa Agrikultura’ virtual forum hosted by the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (PCAFI), Senator Francis Pangilinan and...
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) said that instead of expanding the market areas for imported pork under the minimum access volume (MAV) plus scheme, the Department of Agriculture (DA) should just allow the sale of frozen meat in wet markets. 41969 "PAMPI had previously...
In reply to media queries seeking reaction to DA MC# 23 which expands coverage of Minimum Access Volume (MAV) Plus, the Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) issued the following statement: MC #23 is an exercise in futility and will not address the unabated high prices of pork...
Delays in the entry of imported pork under the minimum access volume (MAV) into the Philippines due to continued slowdown in the global transport and movement of imported goods have forced the Department of Agriculture to expand market distribution and channels to areas with higher pork prices....
The delayed implementation of the reduced tariff on pork importation and higher import cap is slowing down the pace of food price reduction, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran said the nearly three-month delayed application of Executive Order No. 128...
The Philippines’ fight against the African Swine Fever (ASF), a fatal animal disease among hogs, just got even more complicated after areas previously cleared from the dreaded virus reportedly saw its resurgence. Without expounding, Agriculture Secretary William Dar confirmed on Monday, Oct. 11,...
The Philippines’ inventory of frozen pork is at historic high amid the continuous entry of imported pork while local pork output remained flat. 36134 Data from the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) showed that inventories of frozen pork in accredited cold storages in the Philippines have...
There has been a drop in the retail prices of fresh pork in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday, Sept. 29. (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Keith Bacongco) Latest data from the DA-Bantay Presyo Price Monitoring Unit showed that the prevailing price of kasim is now at P280...
The country's largest pork producers group decried the low farm-gate prices, prompting them to launch a nationwide campaign, appealing to consumers to prefer local pork over imported. In a text exchange, Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines, Inc. (PPFPI) President Nonon Tambago said local...
As his crusade against senators involved in the probe on the government's purchase of alleged overpriced coronavirus (COVID-19) supplies continues, President Duterte now turned his attention to opposition Senator Franklin Drilon and asked him to explain his connection with incarcerated...
"Guni-guni lang po 'yan (That's an illusion)." This was how Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque described a lawmaker's observation that a supposed "new variant" of the illegal pork barrel fund was included in the government's proposed P5.024-trillion budget for 2022. Presidential spokesperson Harry...
