Pork Producers Urge Special Corn Importation Permit
PHILIPPINES - A group of local pork producers has asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to issue a special import permit for corn to drive down domestic prices, which soared following a string of t...

Govt Promises More Modern Processing Facilities
PHILIPPINES - The government has announced plans to build four or five more modern slaughterhouses and poultry processing facilities.

More Tainted Pork Seized in Manila; One Arrested
PHILIPPINES - Authorities seized 250 kilos of tainted pork loaded aboard a semi-stainless pickup in Manila’s Paco district before dawn yesterday.

Authorities Seize More Tainted Pork in Manila
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Some 400 kilos of "botcha" or "double-dead" (tainted) pork aboard a pedicab were seized in Manila's Divisoria district before dawn today.

FMD Fears over Indian Meat Imports
PHILIPPINES - Meat processors in the Philippines have issued a warning over the possible outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the country from imports from India.

New Order Raises Concerns over Meat Imports
PHILIPPINES - Concerns have been raised ove an Administrative Order issued by the Philippine Department of Agriculture that imposes new technical requirements on retail sales of frozen meat.

DA Sets Higher Subsidy Aside for Hog Raising
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) over the weekend committed more government subsidies to local hog raisers to ensure food security amid a spike in the price of feeds and an influx of imported...

Pork Producers Consider First MBM Plant
PHILIPPINES - The country’s pork producers are weighing up the establishment of a meat and bone meal (MBM) processing plant to reduce dependence on imported feed ingredients.

Farmers Call for Halt to Poultry, Pork Imports
PHILIPPINES - Pig and poultry farms in Pangasinan are calling for a halt to imports in order to improve the country's self-sufficiency in pork and chicken products.

Dealers Want Tariff on Imported Pork Offal to Stay
PHILIPPINES - Meat dealers and importers want the Department of Agriculture to keep the five per cent tariff on imported pork offal, as raising it may place poor Filipinos at a disadvantage.

DA Mulls Protection for Local Hog industry
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture may propose raising the tariff rate on imported pork offals, an official said on Monday.

RP to Re-open Pork Trade Talks with Singapore
PHILIPPINES - Manila may start renegotiating with Singapore on pork trade that was stalled as the two sides wait for results of the Ebola Reston antigen test done at the facilities of exporter Matutum...

Shortage Might Jack Pork Prices Up in December
PHILIPPINES - A pork shortage is likely to push up prices in December this year if the new Philippine government administration does not address the continuing shortfall in hog production.

Mindanao Close to Ebola-Free Status
PHILIPPINES - It is hoped that Mindanao will receive Ebola virus-free status soon, and pork exports to Singapore are expected to resume by the end of this year.

Party-List Lawmaker Opposes Pork Imports
PHILIPPINES - Agricultural sector Alliance of the Philippines (AGAP) party-list Representative Nicanor Briones appealed on Monday, 3 May, to the government to stop the importation of 500,000 metric tons...

Government Prods Pork Imports, Cites Shortage
PHILIPPINES - The government is encouraging the importation of up to 5,000 metric tons (MT) of pork up to the end of June under a tax subsidy scheme to cover a shortage in supply due to storms and diseases...

Challenge to Protect Livestock Sector from Disease
PHILIPPINES - Philippine Agriculture Secretary Bernie Fondevilla has ordered the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) to protect the livestock and poultry industries from diseases.

RP Misses Chance to Export Pork to Singapore
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines can no longer export pork products to Singapore for failing to meet requirements, Emilio V. Escobillo, Jr., chair of the South Cotabato Swine Producers Association (SOCOSPA),...

Gov’t Bans Imports of Pork from South Korea
PHILIPPINES - The government has banned imports of pork from South Korea, as well as poultry and live birds from the same country and Taiwan, an Agriculture official said over the weekend.

Philippine Govt Prescribes Pork and Chicken Prices
PHILIPPINES - The government yesterday announced suggested retail prices (SRP) for pork, chicken and also sugar during the holiday season, to be implemented in Metro Manila initially.

NMIS Accredits 19 Meat Plants in Cordillera Region
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) is stepping up efforts in safeguarding meat, livestock and poultry industry in the region in its bid to protect the safety of the consuming...

Imports to Cover Pork, Chicken Shortage Likely
PHILIPPINES - The government has allowed the private sectors to import pork and chicken meat, to cover the shortage of supply in Luzon, an official of the Department of Agriculture said yesterday.

RP to Import 20,000 Tons of Pork to Avert Shortage
PHILIPPINES - An expected tight supply of pork in the coming holiday season amid low production has prompted the government, private traders and even hog raisers to agree to import an additional 20,000...

Tariff Reduction on Pork, Poultry Products Sought
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - An alliance of agriculture organizations have asked President Arroyo to defer the reduction of poultry and swine tariffs to 0 - 5 per cent in 2010 under the AFTA-CEPT (Asean Free...

District Office Rejects Site For Pig Abattoir
PHILIPPINES - The Pendang District Office has rejected the proposed building of a pig abattoir in Kampung Cina as the site is found to be unsuitable and also because of objections from the residents.

Finance Dept Considers Duty on Feed Wheat
PHILIPPINES - The finance department does not oppose proposals to extend the zero duty on food wheat but is more cautious on doing so for wheat for animal feed.

Ag Department Moves to More Integrated Approach
PHILIPPINES - Livestock, poultry and feed sectors needs a total approach, says Agriculture Department Secretary, Arthur Yap. The move in linked to a freeing up of trade rules with other ASEAN countrie...

Hog Raisers Seek Total Pork Import Ban
PHILIPPINES - A party-list congressman representing the livestock industry on Wednesday said the spread of the influenza A(H1N1) virus and pork importation are bringing down the country's hog industry...

Temporary Ban on Canadian Pork Imports Lifted
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine government yesterday announced that a temporary ban on most Canadian pork imports has been lifted as pork consumption is proved not to transmit Influenza A H1N1 virus that...

Philippines Province GM Feed Ban to Stay
PHILIPPINES - Despite opposition from livestock and poultry farmers, the ban of genetically modified (GM) products, including feed ingredients, remains in place in the province of Negros Occidental.