The Department of Agriculture sets a minimum farmgate price for live hogs to help local raisers recover from an influx of cheaper imports.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to impose a floor price for live hogs at ₱210 per kilo, as the government works to help hog raisers recover from losses due to the influx of pork imports.
In a statement on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the DA said it has received the approval of local hog producers to establish a minimum farmgate price as a measure to revive the struggling swine industry.
Hog raisers have called on the agency to implement a floor price
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