Philippines: ASF pulls down first quarter hog production

The province of Batangas is the first in the country to be cleared of African swine fever.

The Philippines can start exporting beef, carabeef, pork, chevon, mutton and their by-products to Japan.

First African swine fever cases reported in Eastern Samar

After pushback to an executive order lowering tariff rates of pork, a compromise reduces market access gains.

The minimum access volume for pork imports has been raised amid the shortage of supply caused by the spread of African swine fever.

Just how much was Philippine pork production affected by African swine fever in 2020?

Risk analysis, investigation, diagnosis, mapping, and emergency management of tansboundary animal diseases will all be done by the center.

Rates of import duty on pork products reduced to address the impact of ASF on the country’s hog industry.

Efforts intensify to encourage the hog raisers severely affected by ASF to resume business and subsequently stabilize pork supply and prices,

The government’s P600-million swine repopulation program is set to launch.

Pork shortage and rising prices prompt increase in imports of pork products.

This is the first confirmed African swine fever outbreak outside Leyte province.

The national hog repopulation twin program is aimed at effectively controlling African swine fever and reviving the swine industry.

In 2019, Spain became the Philippines' largest pork supplier, further increasing its leading position in 2020.

At least 54,000 metric tons of imported pork is scheduled to arrive, and the government has capped prices in the National Capital Region.