July 1, 2022

 

The Philippines to relax import bans to contain soaring poultry prices

 


The Philippines' Department of Agriculture said it will relax import bans, permit imports of vaccines, and look into new livestock feed types to contain soaring poultry prices in the country, including eggs, BusinessWorld reported.

 

William Dar, the Philippines' Agriculture Secretary, said the department is discussing with other nations to source alternative feeds to lower the poultry's sector's input costs.

 

Special import permits for vaccines developed to fight poultry diseases like inclusion body hepatitis have been issued by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).

 

Also planned is a relaxation of the poultry import restriction on Belgian goods.

 

To strengthen the breeding stocks, the Department of Agriculture will allow the imports of poultry from non-infected regions of Spain, Denmark, and the Czech Republic.

 

Reildrin G. Morales, director of BAI, said in a report to Dar that local and federal governments must make sure that agricultural products are transported smoothly from farming regions to markets.

 

Morales said producers are slowing down production to reduce losses and are facing more competition as hog farmers have switched to producing poultry and eggs after African Swine Fever reduced the size of their herds.

 

The high cost of inputs, particularly feed ingredients, has increased pressure on poultry producers, and Morales said that their entry created surplus production.

 

He said due to avian influenza outbreaks, restrictions on the movement of live birds, poultry products, and by-products, these have led to imbalances in the supply chain from region to region.

 

-      BusinessWorld

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