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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.
NewsPhilippines plans phased pork tariff rise to 40% and aims to halve imports
The Philippine Department of Agriculture wants in-quota pork duties at 30% and out-of-quota at 40% by 2028, with the extra revenue funding herd rebuilding and biosecurity.
NewsPhilippines' DA sees over PHP10 billion in extra revenue from higher pork tariffs
The Philippines' Department of Agriculture says higher pork duties could raise more than PHP10 billion for its animal fund, as importers warn of costlier pork.
NewsPhilippines pork farmgate-to-retail price gap widens 38% since 2021, DA says
The Department of Agriculture says the gap between pork farmgate and retail prices has grown 38% since 2021, as it pushes for higher import tariffs.
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 pork producers push to reclassify frozen jowls as swine meat
ProPork says imported frozen pork jowls attract lower duties than other pork imports and wants the cut reclassified as swine meat to close the tariff gap.