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Monday, November 24, 2025
Pork safe for consumption, Philippines' Department of Health assures
Amid closures of lechon stores in Quezon City, the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) has assured the public that it is safe to eat pork.
Friday, November 21, 2025
CPF Philippines to invest $1 billion into expanding hog production over five years
The Philippine business of Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC unveiled its plan to raise its hog production capacity to seven million head by 2030 from the current 1.3 million, according to the Philippines' Department of Agricultu ...
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Feed costs make production costs of Philippines' pork, chicken among highest in Asia
Pork and chicken production costs in the Philippines are among the highest in Asia due to high feed costs, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Philippines' swine market may soon break from low prices as minimum farmgate price set
In November, the Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA), together with hog producers in the country, determined the minimum farmgate price (per kilogram) for live hogs at ₱210 (US$3.56).
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Mixed result for Philippines' livestock production in Q3
Livestock production in the Philippines was mixed in the third quarter, with hog, chicken, and chicken egg output growing on a seasonally adjusted basis and cattle production declining, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Philippines escalates surveillance to ensure proper handling and labeling of frozen meat
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified its surveillance of supermarkets and wet markets nationwide to ensure proper handling and labeling of frozen meat, amid growing concerns over food safety and unfair retail prac ...
Monday, November 17, 2025
Philippines distributes more than 10,000 fingerlings to residents in Baguio City
The Philippines' Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has distributed 11,750 fingerlings to residents in Baguio City, the Cordillera Administrative Region, as part of its effort to promote food sustainability and strengthen loca ...
Friday, November 14, 2025
New ASF guidelines introduced by Philippines' agriculture department
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary, Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., has issued new guidelines strengthening the country' defenses against African swine fever (ASF) while ensuring the safe importation of swine and pork produ ...
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Philippines to establish floor prices for pork
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) and local hog producers have agreed to set a minimum farmgate price of ₱210 (US$3.56) per kilogramme for live hogs, a move designed to help the struggling swine industry curb escalating fi ...
Monday, November 10, 2025
Philippines and Turkey look to deepen agri-trade, halal collaboration
The Philippines is stepping up agricultural ties with Turkey, targeting stronger trade in poultry, seafood, and tropical products while boosting halal-certified feed production.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
SEAFDEC/AQD partners with private sector to advance pompano farming in the Philippines
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) is advancing efforts to commercialise the snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii) through a partnership with the private sector, aiming to establish the hi ...
Monday, November 3, 2025
The Philippines halts cattle imports from Spain
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a temporary ban on cattle imports from Spain following an outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the country.
Friday, October 31, 2025
Bounty Fresh-BDO collaboration fuels Philippines' sustainable food supply chain
"Food security and nutrition have always been at the heart of our purpose," said Tennyson G. Chen, chair of Bounty Fresh Group Holdings Inc., one of the Philippines' largest fully integrated poultry producers.
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Philippines: Quake brings nearly US$3 million damage to poultry, livestock in northern Cebu
The magnitude 6.9 earthquake that rocked Cebu in September 30 brought at least ₱171 million (US$2.90 million) in damages to poultry and livestock in northern Cebu, based on initial data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) Central ...
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Chile aims to export 8,000 tonnes of pork to the Philippines by 2026
Chile plans to export up to 8,000 metric tonnes of pork to the Philippines by 2026 as it works to strengthen its foothold in the local food market and enhance agricultural trade under the proposed Philippines–Chile Comprehensive Economic Pa ...

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