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Senators eye using pork import tariffs as aid to local hog raisers enablePagination: false (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 9)— Senators are considering filing a bill that would channel the funds raised from pork imports as direct aid to local hog farmers, as they opposed the plan of the Department of Agriculture to import tons of meat subject to ultra-cheap duties. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform on Tuesday rejected anew the DA’s request to raise the minimum access volume to 400,000 metric tons of pork imports, even though hog farmers claim...

ZLC will Hold Virtual Trade Fair From March 1 to 5, 2021, the Colon Free Zone will hold its first multisector virtual trade fair, in which 200 exhibitors will participate and participants will be able to access product catalogs and receive direct attention from suppliers. Wednesday, February 24, 2021 The trade fair will feature a wide variety of mass consumption products, regional distribution logistics services and value-added products, informed the Colon Free Zone (CFZ). According to the organization of the event, there will also be important activities such as the third Business Roundt...

Losses from African swine fever now at P135 billion Louise Maureen Simeon No respite seen from rising pork prices MANILA, Philippines — The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) is claiming that the deadly African swine fever (ASF) has already wiped out P135 billion from  the livestock industry as the disease continues to spread in the country. The Philippine hog industry is worth around P248 billion based on official data from the government but Sinag said the industry is actually worth around P300 billion. “The total hog industry is at 13 million heads. And so far,...

Print This could be the first day of COVID-19 vaccinations in California, but it won’t slow the crisis imperiling hospitals now. TOP STORIES California will begin providing the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech as early as today after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization Friday and a working group of scientists and experts representing four states in the West gave its blessing Sunday. But officials are warning that the initial shipment of roughly 327,000 doses won’t alter the rapidly deteriorating conditions in hospitals as the virus...