TOPIGS Philippines Imports Top Genetics
PHILIPPINES - TOPIGS Philippines recently imported 1111 top SPF genetics from Canada to set up a new nucleus farm for San Miguel Foods, Inc. (SMFI) in the Isabela province of the country. Thanks to this...

Philippine's Agriculture Sector Grew by 2.34% in 2011
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine agriculture industry grew by 2.34 per cent in 2011, bannered by the crops, livestock and poultry subsectors, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday.

Pig Producers Seek Marketing Control
PHILIPPINES - Local hog producers are calling for a “pork revolution� that would give farmers more control in the distribution and downstream industries.

DA: No Price Controls for Pork, Chicken for Now
PHILIPPINES - Even as it maintained the supply of pork and chicken will remain stable during the holidays, the Department of Agriculture has no plans – at least for now – to impose "suggested retail...

Pork and Poultry Meat Supplies Likely to be Tight
PHILIPPINES - Meat processors are warning of a shortage of pork and poultry meat for Christmas and high prices in the New Year, blaming the agriculture department for not issuing sufficient import per...

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...

Agricultural Output up Five Per Cent
PHILIPPINES - Agricultural output increased by 5.5 per cent, mainly due to increases in rice, corn and sugarcane production. Poultry meat and egg production was up more than three per cent, pig meat by...

Pig Manure Could Mean Big Bucks
PHILIPPINES - Renewable energy investors should already tap the cash-rich European carbon-credit market before it closes its doors to developing countries by 2012, an industry expert said.

DA to Meet with Chicken and Pork Producers
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture will meet this week with chicken and pork producers to ensure sufficient supply of meat products.

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.

Malaysia Keen on Philippine Pork Products
PHILIPPINES - A Malaysian firm wants to import pork products from the Philippines after discussions for a similar arrangement with Singapore fell through, according to the Department of Agriculture (D...

Pork Prices Likely to Go Up by P5/Kilo Next Week
PHILIPPINES - Consumers may have to brace for a rise in the prices of pork because of the higher prices of feeds and other inputs, agriculture officials said.

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...

Chicken, Pork Imports Jumped in 2010
PHILIPPINES - Chicken and pork imports increased by 31 per cent and 34 per cent, respectively, from 2009, based on statistics released by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).

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.

Modest Hog Production Target within Reach
PHILIPPINES - THE GOVERNMENT’S target of a 1 per cent growth in local hog production this year is "achievable," an Agriculture department official said late last week.

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.

Agri Growth Dips in January to September 2010
PHILIPPINES - Despite the Department of Agriculture’s interventions to minimize the effects of El Nino from January to September 2010, the country’s agriculture sector slowed down by 2.62 per cent,...

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...

Pork Prices Drop as Consumers Shift to Chicken
PHILIPPINES - A shift in consumer demand for meat products has caused pork prices to drop by as much as P20 per kilo, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said yesterday.

Raise Pigs, Chickens the Organic Way, Says BAI
PHILIPPINES - Recent findings and evaluations by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) show that a plant scientifically known as Trichantera gigantea can be used economically for the production of organic...

BAI: Hog Farmers Asked to Try Low-Cost Native Breed
PHILIPPINES - Hog producers who cannot cope with increasing prices of commercial feed might want to consider the alternative of raising native pigs, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said Wednesday.

Drought Hits Crops but Animal Production Steady
PHILIPPINES - A drought has hit crop production in the first half of this year but there were small gains in livestock production. Pig production increased by 1.6 per cent.

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.

Feed Output Falls Ten Per Cent
PHILIPPINES - Falling demand from the livestock and poultry sectors has led to cuts in feed production.

Livestock, Aquaculture Output Rise Despite Drought
PHILIPPINES - The agriculture sector shrank by 2.8 per cent in the first quarter as a result of the prolonged drought although the livestock sector reports modest gains for the first quarter of the ye...

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...