Published June 29, 2021, 9:55 AM
The Philippines is hoping to see the entry of as much as 140,000 metric tons (MT) of imported pork under the minimum access volume (MAV) as part of efforts to bring down meat prices in the country.
This developed following the recent approval by the inter-agency MAV Management Committee (MMC) of the guidelines on the “calibrated utilization” of additional MAV for imported pork meat to immediately boost domestic supply and to temper the inflationary effect of high prices of fresh pork.
The resolution was unanimously approved by the six-member MCC to temper rising food inflation that was pulled up by high pork prices, mainly due to decreased hog population, as a result of the African Swine Fever (ASF) since mid-2019.
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The Philippines’ processed meat products can now be exported to Japan, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the favorable development is due to the recent inclusion of the Philippines in the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) list of certified countries that passed the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point-based (HACCP) hygiene management protocols. “This.
THE Philippines can now export processed meat products and their by-products to Japan, the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Friday. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the country has made it to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's (MHLW) list of certified countries that passed the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point-based (HACCP) hygiene management protocols. "This is definitely a big boost.