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Friday, December 14, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Feed prices steady as demand for meat pours in (week ended Dec 6, 2012)
The government is bent on keeping biotech crops amid emerging issues regarding its health risks. The Department of Agriculture (DA) says genetically-modified corn has been beneficial to farmers as it expanded production by more than half. G ...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Feed prices down amid strong demand for fresh meat (week ended Nov 28, 2012)
Philippine feed prices went down over the week amid the surge in demand for pork and chicken for the Christmas holidays. Prices of farmgate hogs remained on the uptrend while prices of chicken in the market continue to go up until the end o ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Feed prices unchanged as pork, chicken demand surges (week ended Nov 22, 2012)
Philippine feed prices remain steady over the week amid the onset of demand surge for pork and chicken for the Christmas season. Observers say some farmers have already sold their livestock weeks ahead of the Christmas season. Prices of por ...
Friday, November 23, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Feed prices stable as livestock raisers gear up for fresh meat demand surge (week ended Nov 14, 2012)
A food scientist from India has urged the local government to ban the use of genetically modified organisms in the country as it pose significant risks to human health and environment. Chakraborty was one of the supporters of banning GMOs i ...
Monday, November 12, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Feed prices drop as holiday meats come to an end (week ended Nov 8, 2012)
Philippine Maize Federation (PhilMaize) president Roger Navarro says that such practice is "swindling as it shortchanges farmers for not getting what they really paid for." The group calls for fairness and honesty for fertilizer importers a ...
Monday, November 12, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Feed prices stable on surging demand for Christmas hams (week ended Oct 30, 2012)
Observers believe prices may not improve in the coming days as the last ditch period for processing hams and other meats are seen to end on the second week of November. Feed manufacturers are not about to fret as they are expecting an incre ...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Corn dips slightly as livestock raisers vigilant on alleged corn hoarding (week ended Oct 24, 2012)
The Philippines is ready to share its knowledge of planting genetically modified corn with the United States and its neighbours in Southeast Asia. Philippine ambassador Jose L. Cuisia made this assurance during a food security conference in ...
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Low copra costs pull down feed prices (week ended Oct 17, 2012)
The Philippine Coconut Authority reported the copra prices dropped to its lowest level in three years at PHP12 per kilo. It is even lower than the lowest price registered at PHP12.63 farmgate price in October 2009 and about 55% lower than t ...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Feed prices slip amid surging meat demand (week ended Oct 10, 2012)
Traders say the slowdown of feed prices in the international market may have reflected on the local front. Feed manufacturers are hoping that corn prices should decrease as it posted successive increases to as high as PHP2 a kilo in recent ...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Feed prices remain stable as supply situation stabilises (week ended Oct 3, 2012)
Local corn output is seen higher by 11.9% by end 2012 due to good prices coupled with favourable weather conditions. The increase is set to reach 7.8 million tonnes, led by major corn producing province of Isabela.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Philippine feed prices may rise this month or next month
Feed prices can be expected to increase by the Philippine hog and poultry raisers by this month or at the latest by November this year. Speaking at the 25th Annual Convention of the Philippine Society of Animal Nutritionists held Wednesday ...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Rising demand for meat slightly ups feed prices (week ended Sep 25, 2012)
Meanwhile, the Philippines is seen to export 200,000 tonnes of corn in 2013 to take advantage of high world prices amid a projected surplus. The government said it will make its debut overseas sales to Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia. The export ...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Feed prices stable amid weak farmgate hog prices (week ended Sep 19, 2012)
Meanwhile the government is still supporting the use of genetically-modified corn for feed consumption amid protests. According to the Department of Agriculture (DA), transgenic corn is a safer pest resistant which makes it non-dangerous fo ...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: US drought pulls up Philippine feed prices (week ended Sep 12, 2012)
The Department of Agriculture is urged to quickly check the soaring cost of soymeal which have surged to as high as PHP35 a kilo from PHP27 in July and PHP22 in the first four months of 2012. Representative Arnel Ty of the sectoral party LP ...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Philippine Feed Weekly: Feed prices vary on market flow (week ended Sep 4, 2012)
The government expects an increase in corn and wheat prices due to the ongoing drought in the United States. The National Food Authority said that although the country will not be directly affected by the US drought, the rising prices of co ...

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