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NewsPhilippines weighs extending 60-day pork import suspension as hog raisers press for relief to first quarter of 2027
The Philippines is considering extending a 60-day suspension of selected pork imports after producer groups urged the government to keep the restrictions in place until the first quarter of 2027.
NewsHog raisers in Philippines' Iloilo seek PHP180/kg farmgate price as live hog prices fall to PHP130
Backyard producers in Leon petitioned the provincial governor as the provincial board urged a two-month ban on live hogs and pork entering Iloilo.
NewsPhilippines' Sinag defends pork tariff hike call as farmgate prices fall below cost
Hog raisers' group Sinag says oversupply has pushed farmgate pork prices to PHP90-120 per kg, below production cost, and is pressing for higher tariffs and an import halt.
NewsVietnam's pork imports rise 19% to 124,100 tonnes as imported cuts retail well below domestic pork
Imported cuts in Ho Chi Minh City sell for far less than local pork, as industry figures point to feed costs, sow productivity and marketing margins.
NewsVietnam's Phu Tho pig herd grows 7% to 1.85 million but price slump makes farmers wary of restocking
Ministry experts link the slide to post-ASF supply recovery and cheaper pork imports, while provincial officials say the herd already covers Tet demand.
NewsPhilippines to freeze pork imports for 60 days from mid-November as hog raisers rally
The DA will stop import clearances for shoulder, butt and belly cuts as producers stage a pork holiday over losses they put at P350 million a day.
NewsPhilippine hog raisers stage three-day pork holiday over losses and imports
Producers led by AGAP are halting live pig deliveries to wet markets from 22 to 24 October and plan a protest at the Department of Agriculture.
NewsMalaysia's LDP warns closing pig farms would weaken food security, rejecting MP's call to rely on pork imports
LDP vice-president David Ong says environmental concerns should be tackled through better farm management and stricter standards, not by shutting the industry.
NewsPhilippines weighs 30-60 day freeze on pork import clearances as farm-gate prices slump
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. says quantitative restrictions could follow by November, though minimum access volume imports will continue.
NewsMalaysian opposition MP urges government to consider shutting pig farms in favour of pork imports
Wan Saiful Wan Jan said imported pork may be cheaper than local supply, as the agriculture ministry continues a study of the country's pig farming sector.
NewsPhilippines launches safeguard probe into imported pork
The Department of Agriculture is investigating whether imported pork has caused serious injury to the country's hog industry, covering 2021 to August 2026.
NewsPhilippine pork imports set to rise 7% in 2027, USDA says
The USDA projects Philippine pork imports will reach 750,000 tonnes in 2027 on cheaper export supplies, as local hog raisers press for higher tariffs.
NewsPhilippine hog groups seek tariff hike, import caps as losses mount
Philippine hog groups have asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to raise pork tariffs and curb imports, warning of PHP 22.5 billion (US$358 million) in losses within 90 days.
NewsVietnam's hog and broiler prices fall towards or below costs as cheap meat imports climb
Pork imports averaged about VND45,000 per kg as pig and broiler farmers face selling prices at or below production costs after repeated feed price rises.
NewsVietnam's pork imports rise 18.8% to 124,100 tonnes in eight months as prices fall 36%
Brazil supplied 45% of the volume, while India was the largest overall meat supplier as the total meat import bill rose 26.3%.
NewsVietnam's Ho Chi Minh City meets only half its meat demand as it pushes high-tech livestock farming
Imported pork averaged VND43,000 per kg in the first seven months of 2026, below domestic live hog prices of VND55,000-59,000, as Danish firms pitch farm technology.
NewsPhilippines' hog raisers seek tariff reset, three-month pork import pause
SINAG wants pork tariffs restored to 30 percent in-quota and 40 percent out-quota, alongside a three-month halt on imports to lift depressed farmgate prices.
NewsPhilippines set to remain Brazil's largest pork export market through 2027, USDA says
Brazilian shipments reached 234,818 tonnes carcass weight equivalent in the first eight months, or 22.7% of Brazil's total pork exports.
NewsVietnam's pork imports jump 27% in seven months as cheap supply drags down live hog prices
Import volumes rose to 112,090 tonnes at an average of US$1,638 per tonne, undercutting domestic live pig prices, which fell across all regions in August.
NewsPhilippine hog repopulation will slip to 2030 as gilt purchases stall, producers say
None of the 32,000 gilts under the government's PHP1.6 billion programme have been bought or delivered, while the national herd fell again in the year to June.