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Group asks gov’t to cut pork imports to save hog industry

The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) over the weekend urged government agencies to reduce pork imports to encourage hog raisers to enhance domestic production. SINAG...

PH bans pork imports from Taiwan

The Philippines has imposed a temporary ban on imports of live pigs, pork meat, pig skin, and other related products from Taiwan following a...

Philippines sets minimum hog price, seeks higher import tariffs to help farmers

The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) and major hog industry groups have agreed to set a minimum farmgate price of P210 per kilogram for...

DA seeks importation of another 150,000 tons of pork

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking to import an additional 150,000 metric tons (MT) of pork under the Minimum Access Volume Plus (MAV...

Pork imports, sugar exports: Dar’s shifting attitude

"What contrasting demeanor."   The attitude of Secretary of William Dar and the Senate during that body’s April 12, 2021 hearing on pork-tariff reduction stands in...

Pork tariff hike proposal lauded

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Imee to gov’t: Auction pork imports instead

TO ensure their transparent allocation among traders when the increase in the minimum access volume (MAV) of pork is finally decided, Sen. Imee Marcos...

Trade-off deal on pork tariff in the works

Senators on Wednesday said back-channel talks were underway with the Palace over their call for President Rodrigo Duterte to recall an executive order that...

Dominguez, economic cluster still bat for EO on pork imports

Facing a strong backlash from Congress against moves to import more pork at lower tariff rates, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III urged lawmakers to...

House files resolution vs. pork EO

A resolution has been filed at the House of Representatives calling for the termination of an executive order mandating the temporary reduction of tariffs...

Solons dismayed by pork tariff cut

A congressional leader on Thursday asked President Rodrigo Duterte to reconsider his decision to lower import duties on pork meat from 40 percent to...
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