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Monday, December 16, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Christmas holidays perk up Philippine farmgate hog prices (Dec 13, 2013)
NMIS executive director Minda Manantan says chilled meat are kept at a maximum product temperature of 10 degrees Celsius during handling, distribution and sale. Manantan added illegal meat traders are taking advantage of the situation by se ...
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Farmgate hog prices vary in different regions (week ended Nov 29, 2013)
Farmgate hog prices in Luzon are showing an upward trend while prices in calamity-struck regions of Visayas and Mindanao (VisMin) remain unmoved. The non-movement of farmgate hog prices in VisMin is seen as an indication of the devastation ...
Monday, November 18, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Farmgate hog prices begin to pick up (week ended Nov 13, 2013)
Following the unprecedented decimation of the Visayas region by typhoon Yolanda-the gargantuan storm recorded in history to ever hit a country-pork producers are clueless on the flow of farmgate hogs in the coming weeks. Pork producers stil ...
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Sluggish market pin down farmgate hog prices (Oct 30, 2013)
Pork producers are surprised by the low farmgate hog prices as they are expecting an improvement due to projected demand for the Christmas season. Prices have been on the slump in the past weeks, igniting doubts of huge smuggling activities ...
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Lacklustre sales underpin farmgate hog prices (week ended Oct 16, 2013)
Recent poor sales have pulled down prices of Philippine farmgate hogs over the week. Producers say market has been sluggish over slow buying with some meat producers already filling up the demand for their specialty meats for the Christmas ...
Monday, October 14, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Farmgate hog prices stable as demand seen to surge (Oct 10, 2013)
Traders say prices may start to improve soon as demand is seen to get better in the coming weeks. The slow market was blamed to corruption controversies called "pork barrel" as well as series of typhoons battering the country. Analysts are ...
Monday, October 7, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Farmgate hog prices continue to decline (Oct 2, 2013)
Daniel Javellana Jr of the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc continues to call on the public to not associate "pork barrel" with the pork industry. Javellana said they are already suffering for quite some time whereas they should be ob ...
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: "Pork barrel" issues continue to pull down farmgate hog prices (September 24, 2013)
In what was supposed to be the onset of price jumps because of the expected fourth quarter surge, prices of farmgate hogs in most areas were in slump. Davao and Mindoro posted the biggest decline at PHP6 a kilo followed by Koronadal at PHP5 ...
Friday, September 20, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Farmgate hog prices continue to fall (September 17, 2013)
Meanwhile, pork raisers are already hurting from the corruption controversy that involved high-ranking officials and government authorities. According to a report by the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the reputation of hog raisers as well as th ...
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Farmgate hog prices remain weak (week ended Sep 10, 2013)
Prices of Philippine farmgate hogs are still on a slump, failing expectations of market observers of price improvement entering the fourth quarter of 2013. Traders say the price slump can be attributed to torrential rains that continue to w ...
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Floods aftermath drags farmgate hog prices (Sep 2, 2013)
The Department of Agriculture estimates losses at PHP343 million (US$7.71 million) of Maring, particularly in Central Luzon, with livestock accounting for PHP1.73 million (US$38,893.93). Livestock raisers are hoping for a quick recovery fro ...
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Floods bring down farmgate hogs prices (Aug 26, 2013)
Just few days after cyclone Labuyo (international name Utor) wrought havoc on Northern Philippines, another disaster hit the country as tropical storm Maring (international name Trami) brought torrential rains that flooded Manila and its ne ...
Monday, August 19, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Typhoon cuts down farmgate hogs prices (Aug 13, 2013)
"Labuyo" is the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year as it swept coastal and mountainous areas in north Luzon. Authorities say they are expecting more casualties as it hit land with wind gusts reaching 200 kilometres per ...
Monday, August 12, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Farmgate hogs prices slightly down on slow trade (Aug 5, 2013)
The government will be investing more in the construction of necessary infrastructure which would help facilitate the growth of agriculture in the country. In his speech during LIVESTOCK PHILIPPINES 2013 held in Pasay City last week, Presid ...
Monday, August 5, 2013
Philippine hog weekly: Farmgate hogs prices steady amid intensifying monsoon rains (Jul 31, 2013)
An agricultural university is studying the possibility of using sweet sorghum grains as a complementary raw feed material to corn grains as a possible solution to lower feed costs. In a report by GMA News, the Pampanga Agricultural College ...

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