Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) wrote to Tariff Commission Chairperson Marilou Mendoza to raise the tariff on HS 0203 meat of swine (fresh, chilled, or frozen) to 44 percent. The formal proposal was also forwarded to Senator Cynthia Villar, who also serves as chairperson of the senate...
A group of farmers rejected the Department of Agriculture’s proposal to Malacanang to declare a state of emergency to stop the continuing destruction of African Swine Fever (ASF) on the local hogs industry. In a statement, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) doubted the DA’s proposal and...
African Swine Fever (ASF) has caused significant damage and alarm to the Philippine hog industry since its first reported case in the country in September 2019. In the succeeding years, it has brought massive losses to hog raisers as the virus continues to spread. Seeing the damages of the...
Lawmakers are now urging President Rodrigo Duterte to put the entire country under a state of emergency due to the prevalence of African Swine Fever (ASF), which has been consistently pushing pork prices higher to the detriment of meat-loving Filipinos. Such a call was made after industry leaders...
Despite the persistence of COVID-19 and African Swine Fever (ASF), the Department of Agriculture (DA) is still bent on pursuing a nearly 3 percent growth target for the Philippines’ agricultural production for this year. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the DA will continue...
It will soon be easier for local hog raisers who are insured at the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) to claim insurance or indemnification after being hit by the dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF). Photo by MA Albert Estoya. This, after the PCIC Board of Directors approved the proposal...
In the third quarter of 2019, the Philippines confirmed its first case of African swine fever (ASF) in Rizal Province. More than a year later, over 400,000 hogs have been culled, thousands of barangays have been infected, and at least P56 billion in losses were declared in the local hog industry...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has directed the Bureau of Customs to keep a tighter watch over the possible misdeclaration or misclassification of pork shipments entering the country amid tightness in the supply of pork. In a statement, Dominguez warned that importers may attempt to...
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...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has detected African Swine Fever (ASF) in Masbate, Bicol, a letter from the DA to Aroroy Mayor Arturo Virtucio showed. A document from DA showed that organs and blood samples that were taken from hogs in Aroroy, Masbate have been tested positive for ASF, a fatal...
Monterey is not shutting down its operations despite the move to transform its hog inventory to local raisers, an official from San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said. SMC Media Affairs Group Head Mary Jane Llanes said SMC is not shutting down Monterey following the decision of San Miguel Corporation...
Amid shortage of pork, chicken supply With African Swine Fever (ASF) still killing hogs and poultry raisers cutting on production after a bad case of an oversupply, the next best and affordable protein source of Filipinos might be eggs, which are in abundant supply. United Broiler Raisers...
