QUEZON CITY, Feb. 17 Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar led DA officials in ushering the arrival of 2,000 live hogs from Biotech Farms in South Cotabato on February 17, 2021 at the Vitas Port, Pier 18, in Tondo, Manila.
“We have monitored the situation from February 8 up until now, and the average daily volume of hogs that have reached Metro Manila is 4,560 heads, compared doon sa ini-slaughter at 4,000 hogs daily. We have more than enough hogs,” Secretary Dar said.
“We have seen many of the wet markets and the supermarkets have now adjusted their prices within the ceiling,” he added.
The shipment is part of the sustained efforts of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to augment the supply of pork and eventually lower the prices of pork in Metro Manila.
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