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Demand for chicken in the country has gone down, but this is not the only thing causing problems for local poultry raisers. The volume of imported chicken has also spiked from January to May this year.
United Broilers Raisers Association (UBRA) Chairman Gregorio San Diego Jr. said that the cou
Published April 6, 2021, 3:00 PM
Several agriculture lobby groups jointly appealed for President Rodrigo Duterte to withdraw his recommendation to increase the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) for pork by 350,000 metric tons (MT) as this may cause further damage to the local hog industry.
The groups also asked Duterte to shelve another proposal of the Department of Agriculture (DA) which is to bring down the tariff on pork imports.
MB FILE photo. (Jansen Romero)
“ASF has caused serious harm, Mr. President, but the proposals of the DA are fatal blows that could slowly kill the hog industry
. Double dead po ang sektor namin pagnatuloy ang mga proposals na ito, Mr. President [our sector will end up double dead if DA’s proposals are approved,” groups said.
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