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Published February 27, 2021, 8:20 AM Food and agriculture multinational firm Cargill said everyone’s priority should be strict biosecurity and feed hygiene in fighting the much dreaded African Swine Fever (ASF), which already resulted in billions of losses in the Philippines’ hog industry. Cargill’s recommendation came amid the Philippine government’s continuous efforts to contain the spread of the highly contagious swine virus, including the purchase of thousands of ASF test kits. Sonny Catacutan, president of Cargill Philippines and managing director of Cargill Animal Health and Nut...

Photo by MA Albert Estoya. This, after the PCIC Board of Directors approved the proposal of its parent agency, the Department of Agriculture (DA), to relax its conditions on the payment for hog raisers’ losses as well as cover future hog raising activities. The DA has proposed that PCIC pay the losses resulting from government-ordered culling or slaughter of insured hogs and raise the payable amount up to 100 percent of the insurance cover or the total sum insured.   Agriculture Secretary William Dar described this as part of the agency’s “bold policy actions” amid the persistence of...

“We are in a very crucial time, and our pork producers are in such vulnerable state, if the DA and the Duterte regime rely too much on importation now to unreliably lower prices, millions of small hog raisers are bound to go bankrupt and close permanently. Only increased local production can sustainably lower pork prices."

Senator Christopher Go on Monday said he expects a curb in the rising prices of pork and chicken products in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Press Release January 27, 2021 Bong Go confirms EO imposing price ceilings on pork, chicken may be issued soon; assures public that gov't will balance interests of consumers and traders In an effort to immediately address rising prices of food products and strengthen the country's food security, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go confirmed that the Office of the President is currently reviewing the proposed Executive Order imposing price ceilings on pork and chicken which President Rodrigo Duterte may issue soon. "Parati ko itong pina-follow up din po sa ating Executive Department at inaasahan nat...