Anti-farmer, anti-business, anti-labor, anti-Filipino philstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from philstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking to increase the local production of livestock and poultry by five times in five years, which will minimize the need for food imports.
Chicken imports may hit new high this year philstar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from philstar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Gregorio San Diego, chairman of the United Broilers and Raisers Association (UBRA) and Philippine Egg Board Association said farm gate prices of chicken have dropped to PHP 92 (~US$1.61; PHP 1 = US$0.017) from PHP 99 (~US$1.73) per kg, and eggs have declined to PHP 6 (~US$0.10) per piece, despite retail prices reaching .