Philippines raises minimum access volume for pork imports

Twelve regions reported decreases in pig production during the first quarter.

Pork imports spiked from April to early June, following a series of executive orders cutting tariffs and increasing the allowable import volumes.

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

EU exports continue to grow, with increases in practically all destinations. Increased exports to the Philippines stand out.

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

Between January and February, Spain exported 42% of the value of exports to the Philippines for all of 2020.

The Department of Agriculture is distributing "sentinel" piglets in areas where there are no reported cases of ASF.

Total agricultural production saw a 3.3 percent drop in the first quarter of 2021, but hog production suffered much more.

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.