Philippines to impose stricter meat import rules
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines will be stricter in issuing meat import permits to curb abuses by unscrupulous traders, said the country's Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban.

PIC announces the successful stocking of its third high health Nucleus Herd
PHILIPPINES - More than 200 GGP gilts and boars were imported from PIC's Bluegrass Genetic Nucleus herd in Kentucky USA to populate the newly constructed facilities, located within a 600-hectare sugar plantation, on the island of Negros in the Visayas...

Hypor Partners with Tyson Agro-Ventures
MANILA - Hypor B.V., the Dutch arm of the global pig breeding company Hypor has signed an agreement with Tyson Agro-Ventures Inc, one of the Philippines’ leading livestock integrators, to establish a nucleus pig breeding farm in Philippines’ Visayas –...

Hog Prices in Philippines Likely to Rise Further in Festive Season
PHILIPPINES - Hog producers in the Philippines made the decision to raise the farmgate prices of hogs by 33% recently. With increased demand due to the coming Christmas season, prices are likely to rise further.

Adequate Pork, Chicken Supplies In Philippines
PHILIPPINES - Supplies of chicken and pork at affordable prices were sufficient to last until the end of 2004, assured the Philippine Department of Agriculture.

Hypor Expanding Presence in Asia
ASIA - Hypor International is very pleased to announce that effective 1 October 2004, Dr. Evaristo Umali Macalino Jr. DMV assumed the responsibilities of Area Manager for Asia, based out of Manila, Philippines. Macalino’s primary focus will be on market...

Philippines Chicken And Pork Imports Pushed To Reduce Prices
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Trade and Industry in Philippines is pushing for the importation of chicken and pork to stabilize prices that have been rising because of a shortage, an official said Tuesday.

Philippines Food Prices Up 5.2% In First Quarter
PHILIPPINES - Prices of food items at the farmgate level in Philippines rose by an average of 5.2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, led by a 29-percent upturn in prices of pork.

Philippines To Reinstate Hog Meat Tariff
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine government has decided to restore the tariff rates from 10 percent to 30 percent for in-quota and 40 percent out-quota on swine meat, in a bid to provide assistance to the local livestock and poultry sectors facing economic...

Philippines To Impose Stricter Rules On Meat Imports
PHILIPPINE - The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that it would strictly implement an administrative order governing meat importation and introduce changes to the measure in light of reports on the continued smuggling of meat produ...

Philippines Continues Import Ban On Pork From South Korea
MANILLA - The Philippines' import ban on pork from South Korea will continue, following an outbreak of hog cholera, or classical swine fever, in that country, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said Monday.

Philippines to tackle smuggling imports of meat says Minister
MANILA - The rampant smuggling of foreign meat and vegetables must be stopped by the government right at their countries of origin, Senator Aquilino "Nene" Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) today said.

Philippines launches national swine accreditation program
MANILA - The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) is set to launch Friday a national swine accreditation program aimed at getting a better inventory of pig population and upgrade existing breeding stocks especially in the smallholders' farms.