The Philippines increased its meat imports by almost 50 percent in January, as traders bought more pork, chicken and beef from abroad on the back of the continued spread of animal diseases here.

The Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines is appealing to the government to reduce pork imports and hike tariffs in case farmgate prices of pork go down. PPFP Chairman Nic Briones told ABS-CBN ...

Tiu Laurel acknowledged the industry's interest in making pork more affordable to consumers, especially as the price gap between locally produced and imported pork widens. Imported frozen pork is ...

Undersecretary for livestock Dante Palabrica noted that industry groups support the government’s efforts to make pork more affordable. “They recognize that if prices exceed P400 per kilo, consumers ...

Laurel said the agency would leverage the allocation for imported pork through the said government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) and intervene in the market provided that “unreasona ...

Vietnam imports pork from around 13 foreign markets (Photo: plo.vn) The average import price of frozen pork was US$2,672 per tonne, marking an increase of 20.8% year on year, said the Department.

U.S. tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China went into effect March 4 ... According to the latest USMEF Export Report, U.S. beef exports equated to more than $415 per fed steer or ...

The DA flagged the huge disparity between the prices of locally produced pork and imported frozen pork, noting that local pork is sold at more than P400 per kg while imported pork is cheaper at ...

“They’ve recognized that if prices stay above P400 per kilo, consumers may shift to imported pork or other protein sources like chicken and fish,” Palabrica said. For Chester Warren Yeo ...

The United Kingdom might slowly increase its domestic pork production but still remains highly dependent on the EU for its pork. In the first 11 months of 2024, the Brits imported no less than 249,000 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is open to enforce a maximum suggested retail price (SRP) of P380 per kilo of pork as suggested by a farmers’ group. At a press ...