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As of January 13, 2022, active cases of African swine fever are reported in 45 barangays in 17 municipalities in Regions 2, 4A, 4B, 8, 11, and Caraga.
Based on the monitoring activities of the local government units, validated by the DA- Regional Field Offices, 553 cities and municipalities have been reported to be ASF-free for three months, 88 cities/municipalities with no reported cases for 3-6 months, and 435 cities/municipalities for six months. A total of 36 municipalities have also been released from quarantine.
A substantial increase in hog inventory was noted with the country's hog population increasing 700,000 head in the span of one year, from 9.1 million hogs in January 2021 to 9.7 million in January 2022.
With the increase in hog population, pork supply has slowly stabilized, as production from local hog raisers across the country is augmented by frozen items sourced from other countries.
January 21, 2022/ Department of Agriculture/ Philippines.
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