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Friday, October 2, 2020
Cargill Philippines sets aside US$413,034 for COVID-19 relief efforts
Cargill Philippines invested PHP20 million (US$413,034) to help address food security problems in the Philippines brought by COVID-19.
Monday, September 28, 2020
Less beef consumed by wealthier citizens of Philippines
The wealthier segment of the Philippines' populace were consuming less beef during the COVID-19 pandemic and this had led to significantly lower production nationwide as prolonged lockdowns forced local restaurant to temporarily shut operat ...
Friday, September 25, 2020
Philippines confirms new African swine fever outbreaks
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture said new African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks have been confirmed in six provinces, increasing the odds of a higher domestic pork supply shortfall by the end of the year, Reuters reported.
Monday, September 21, 2020
US funds animal disease lab in Philippines
The United States, through the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP), has funded an advanced laboratory in Central Luzon, Philippines, in the city of Tarlac, reported Global Biodefense.
Saturday, September 19, 2020
Gov't distributes US$27.7k worth of native chicken to farmers in W. Visayas, Philippines
Twenty-four farmers' associations (FAs) in the provinces of Negros Occidental and Antique in the Western Visayan region, Philippines, were the beneficiaries of PHP1.34 million (US$27,640) worth of free-range native chicken from the Departme ...
Monday, September 14, 2020
Philippines' bans on meat imports could push up prices by Christmas
The Philippines could bear the consequences for the government's recent bans on pork and poultry products from various countries by witnessing higher costs of meat prices during Christmas, according to an official from the Meat Importers an ...
Monday, September 14, 2020
German pigs, pork products suspended from entering Philippines following ASF outbreak
The Philippine will temporarily suspend the import of pigs, pork products and by-products from Germany following the latter's confirmation of its first African swine fever (ASF) case.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Philippines lifts ban on Brazilian poultry imports
The Philippines' Agriculture Department said it has lifted its ban on Brazilian poultry imports, following the Brazil government's presentation on its measures to prevent COVID-19, Bloomberg reported.
Friday, September 4, 2020
Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) asked by industry groups to ban all poultry imports
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) decided to ban the entry of chicken imports from Brazil and put a temporary ban on all imported chicken in relation to COVID-19 prevention and control procedures.
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Over 400 kg of unsafe pork seized in Bulacan province in Philippines
At least 420 kilogrammes of pork believed to be unsafe were seized at a police checkpoint in Marilao town in Bulacan province in the Philippines, inquirer.net reported on Monday, Aug. 31.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Philippines trade department calls for end to ban on poultry imports from Brazil
The Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is calling on the Department of Agriculture to abrogate a ban on poultry imports from Brazil as the move could induce a supply shortage as well as a spike in prices of processed meat p ...
Monday, August 31, 2020
Philippines agriculture department provides 880 chickens to local backyard farmers
The Caraga unit of the Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has supplied 880 heads of upgraded native chickens in Barangay Muritula, San Luis, Agusan del Sur, said DA-13 regional information officer Emmylou T. Presilda in late August ...
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Philippines suspends Australian poultry imports due to bird flu
The Philippines has imposed a temporary suspension of imported domestic, wild birds and their products from Australia after the H7N7 bird flu virus was detected on a Victoria egg farm, Reuters reported.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Philippines aims for economies of scale in agriculture
The Philippines has embarked on a programme that aims to consolidate and cluster farms to attain economies of scale and enable more farmers, fisherfolk and agriculture entrepreneurs to produce and earn more.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Philippines meat processor unsettled by government's ban of poultry meat imports from Brazil
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI), one of the largest groups of meat processing companies in the Philippines, has expressed concerns of a potential shortage of mechanically deboned meat (MDM) of chicken following th ...

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