The Department of Agriculture (DA) is now pushing to further expand the minimum access volume (MAV) allocation on pork to 404,210 metric tons (MT) from the current 54,000 MT, a proposal that has already been sent to President Rodrigo Duterte for approval. On Tuesday (Feb. 16), Agriculture Secretary...
It’s been only five days since the new government-mandated price ceiling on pork took effect, and small vendors and retailers are now appealing for aid and support. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said small retailers, who are also consumers, are now in need of urgent aid and support from...
The government-funded transport subsidy for hog shipment is now available, but hog raisers must first follow a lengthy process. In a virtual briefing, Arnel De Mesa, assistant secretary for operations of the Department of Agriculture (DA), has discussed the process for availing the P21 per kilogram...
The departments of trade and industry and the agriculture are finalizing within this week a price cap for imported pork which could even be lower than the existing price ceiling on pork. This was revealed by Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez during the Malacanang public press briefing of...
Despite the tightness in supply, the Philippine government is targeting to bring down the farm-gate price of pork in the country to P165 to P170 per kilogram (/kg), which is nearly double the commodity’s current retail cost of around P350/kg recently recorded at select markets in Metro Manila....
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has a standing recommendation to impose price caps on pork not just on the retail price side, but across the value chain to ensure traders, hog raisers and other middle men are not engaged in profiteering activities. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez stressed...
In two special episodes of AgriTalk 2020, Amy Eguia and Susie Marasigan, both from the Agricultural Training Institute - International Training Center on Pig Husbandry (ATI-ITCPH), demonstrated four different ways to process pork meat. The actual demonstration was aired via the Facebook pages of...
In two special episodes of AgriTalk 2020, Amy Eguia and Susie Marasigan, both from the Agricultural Training Institute - International Training Center on Pig Husbandry (ATI-ITCPH), demonstrated four different ways to process pork meat. The processing of embutido, sausage, quick-cured ham, and...
Celebrate good tidings with Outback Steakhouse’s 6 oz U.S. Beef Sirloin Seared Cut, with farm-raised and grass-fed beef exported from U.S. Meats Among the many things that 2020 has shed light on, the desire to come together and bond over great food has become even more apparent for people,...
