More ASF cases swelled 5-mo meat imports–expert
THE country’s meat importation from January to May has increased because of African swine fever (ASF), an economist said over the weekend.
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THE country’s meat importation from January to May has increased because of African swine fever (ASF), an economist said over the weekend.
THE Philippines imported a record volume of 1.356 billion kilograms of meat products last year as the government resorted to foreign supplies to temper price increases of the commodity amid domestic production and supply concerns.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is bankrolling P337 million worth of livestock and poultry production interventions to boost domestic output through clustered farming.
THE Philippines has partially lifted the import ban on Brazilian chicken meat products, a few days after the Latin American state warned that it may dispute Manila’s ban before the World Trade Organization (WTO).
THE Duterte administration will spend some P2.47 billion to bankroll various interventions aimed at increasing local hog production by 10 percent, according to a road map prepared by the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).
The Philippines will soon subject all meat and meat products imported from Brazil to laboratory tests to ensure that these are safe for consumption, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) said on Monday.
The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) has assured consumers on Tuesday that there is no “rotten” meat from Brazil being sold in the local market.
The country’s meat imports rose to its highest in 2016 at 646,503.7 metric tons (MT), 10.28 percent higher than 586,263.900 MT imported in 2015, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).
The country’s meat imports from January to October expanded 6.39 percent to 509,380.12 metric tons (MT), from 478,771.32 MT a year ago, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).
Meat importers who want to secure new import permits will have to undergo a more tedious application process, according to an official of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).
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