QUEZON CITY, Mar. 31 As the African Swine Fever (ASF) incidence is at its lowest level since August 2020, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to implement the government’s P600-million swine repopulation program, focusing initially on previously affected areas that are no longer under quarantine and now classified as “pink” and “yellow” zones.
“We are heartened that the ASF incidence is waning, which as of March 26, 2021, has registered 253 cases, versus 358 cases in January 2021, 330 cases in February 2021, and the highest level at 1,773 cases in August 2020,” said Agriculture Secretary William Dar.
The favorable development was reported by Director Reildrin Morales of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), during a recent meeting presided by Secretary Dar with DA regional directors, Director Jocelyn Badiola of the DA-Agricultural Credit and Policy Council (ACPC) and President Jovy Bernabe of the DA-Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC).
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This was the assurance of Central Visayas Pork Producers Cooperative president Paul Holaysan following the reported dwindling supply of pork in Luzon which caused prices to spike anew.
“For Cebu we have enough supply for our local consumption. We are supplying Luzon, but we would prioritize our own local requirements,” Holaysan told SunStar Cebu.
A national report said prices of pork products such as pork belly have soared to as high as P380 to P400 a kilo in major public markets in Metro Manila, way higher than the suggested retail price of P225 a kilo.
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