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Monday, May 24, 2021
Spain exports 26,048 tonnes of pork to Philippines in January-February 2021
In the first two months of 2021, Spain exported 26,048 tonnes of pork products to the Philippines at a value of €41.18 million (US$50.2 million).
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Philippines placed under state of calamity for one year to address African swine fever outbreak
Harry Roque, presidential spokesperson, said Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has announced the country will be under a state of calamity for one year to address the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, Bernama reported.
Monday, May 17, 2021
Philippines delivers 'sentinel' pigs to support local productions
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture is distributing 'sentinel' piglets in areas where there are no reported cases of African swine fever for at least 90 days.
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
3.3% drop in Philippines' farm output in Q1 2021
The poor performance of the Philippines' livestock and poultry subsectors had contributed to a 3.3% reduction of the country's farm output in the first quarter of 2021 despite an abundant crop harvest, the Philippine Statistics Authority (P ...
Monday, May 10, 2021
Philippines reduces planned pork imports to protect domestic swine industry
The Philippines will reduce its planned pork imports under its annual quota scheme from 404,000 tonnes to 254,210 tonnes, while increasing tariff rates to protect its domestic swine industry, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Philippines' senators warn of pork 'cartel' profiting from government's move to cut import tariffs
Only a cartel of pork importers in the Philippines would profit by as much as ₱60 billion (US$1.2 billion) from the government's move to reduce pork prices by raising minimum access volume (MAV) and cutting tariffs on imports, senators and ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
African swine cases in the Philippines on the downtrend
William Dar, Philippines' Agriculture Secretary, said African swine fever (ASF) positive sample totals in the country has dropped from 337 in February and 286 in March to 98 in April in a briefing by economic managers, ABS-CBN News reported ...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
US$27.5 million project to expand live hog production in South Cotabato, Philippines, approved
The Philippines' Board of Investments (BOI) has approved Biotech Farms, Inc.'s ₱1.33-billion (US$27.5 million) project to expand its live hog production at a swine facility in South Cotabato.
Monday, April 26, 2021
Meat importers in Philippines take advantage of cheap tariffs, book orders for 600,000 tonnes of frozen pork
Meat importers in the Philippines are rushing to book orders of as much as 600,000 tonnes of frozen pork from abroad for the next three months to take advantage of cheaper tariffs enforced by Malacañang, an industry group said on April ...
Monday, April 19, 2021
Industry group says pork prices in the Philippines will remain high
The United Broilers and Raisers Association (UBRA) said Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's executive order to impose tariff cuts on imported pork will not reduce domestic pork prices in the country, The Manila Times reported.
Monday, April 19, 2021
Philippines approves guidelines for animal transboundary disease center
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar has approved the implementation of guidelines for establishing the Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (CenTrAD), a joint undertaking between the DA-Bureau of Animal ...
Friday, April 16, 2021
The Philippines reports pork shortage caused by African swine fever
The Philippines' National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the Philippines has recorded a pork supply deficit after African swine fever (ASF) spread through the country, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
The Philippines will end a price ceiling on pork products
The Philippines will end a price ceiling on pork products sold in the capital region, announced two months ago as the country imports more pork supplies, Bloomberg reported.
Monday, April 12, 2021
Philippines increases indemnity for hogs culled due to ASF
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture, through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (DA-PCIC), is increasing its indemnity for hogs culled due to African swine fever (ASF), said Agriculture Secretary William Dar.
Friday, April 9, 2021
Philippines lifts import ban on Dutch deboned poultry meat from bird flu-free regions
The Philippines Department of Agriculture has lifted a ban on mechanically deboned poultry meat imports from the Netherlands if the region of origin in the country is free from of highly pathogenic bird flu as listed by the World Organisati ...

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