The Philippines has imported 22% more pork this year

The country's pork production is forecast to reach 1 million MT in 2023 as commercial pork producers plan to raise larger pigs.

Davao del Norte’s Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) is a recipient of PHP10 million worth of projects aimed at boosting its swine production.

Reduced pork import duties have been extended to address supply issues and temper inflation.

The increase in imports is due in part to a 4% decrease in production.

The province of Batangas was selected as a pilot area in the implementation of the program.

The project will contribute an additional supply of swine that can help stabilize the prices of pork in the market.

Exports of pork from the UK to the Philippines reached almost £17 million in the first four months of 2022 – up 14% on the same period last year.

This measure is to address the inflationary impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Spain, Canada, and Brazil were the leading pork suppliers in the first four months of the year.

A comprehensive set of measures are now being implemented to ease the impact of the current Russia-Ukraine crisis on the Philippine economy.

The Department of Agriculture remains optimistic that the hog industry will gain momentum this year, and recover from its losses due to ASF.