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Government urged to allow hograisers to import meat at zero tariff

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Posted at Jan 27 11:25 AM

MANILA - A group of Filipino meat processors on Wednesday urged government to allow local hograisers to import meat at zero tariff amid the impact of the African swine flu on local supply.   Read more »

Agri bats for new price ceilings as hog, poultry raisers cry foul

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Posted at Jan 25 05:25 PM

The Department of Agriculture on Monday said it will seek new price limits on pork and chicken meat to address the price hikes caused by the African swine fever outbreak. Read more »

Agriculture dep’t allots P80 million for African swine fever test kits

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Posted at Jan 24 01:12 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it initially set aside P80 million for the production of locally produced test kits that can detect African swine fever (ASF) on livestock. Read more »

Agri dept inirekomenda na kay Duterte ang price freeze sa produktong baboy, manok

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Updated as of Jan 23 04:42 PM

Ihihirit ng Department of Agriculture sa Palasyo na magpatupad ng price freeze sa suggested retail price ng baboy at manok sa gitna ng mga nararanasang mga taas-presyo.    Read more »

Price ceiling kontra taas-presyo ng baboy, manok pinag-aaralan

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Posted at Jan 21 09:12 PM

Apat na toneladang karne ng baboy rin kada araw ang plano umanong dalhin sa Metro Manila mula Ilocos.  Read more »

Mass production of Filipino-made ASF test kits starts this month - Dar

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Posted at Jan 20 12:00 PM

Mass production of Filipino-made test kits that can detect African swine fever will start in January, the Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. Read more »

Plant sellers told to lower prices as pandemic spurs gardening craze

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Updated as of Jan 18 09:59 PM

Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Monday urged sellers of ornamental plants to lower prices, as his agency deferred regulating these. Read more »

Agri dept mulls tripling pork imports to raise supply

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Updated as of Jan 18 09:52 PM

The Department of Agriculture said on Monday it was studying tripling pork limits to raise its supply, following recent price spikes, as African swine fever (ASF) hits parts of the country. Read more »

Agriculture dep't binalaan ang mga mapagsamantalang trader ng gulay

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Updated as of Jan 18 08:14 PM

Hahabulin daw ng Department of Agriculture ang mga mapagsamantalang trader na dahilan ng pagtaas ng presyo ng gulay.  Read more »

Mga magsasakang apektado ng mga nagdaang bagyo, tutulungang makapagtanim ulit

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 05:59 AM

MAYNILA - Handa umano ang Department of Agriculture na tulungan ang mga magsasaka na malubhang naapektuhan ng mga nagdaang bagyo.  Read more »

Some QC vendors struggle with price freeze; DA insists strict compliance

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 07:48 PM

Prices of certain items increased despite the Department of Agriculture freezing prices on selected basic goods and commodities following the declaration. Read more »

Over 1 million small rice farmers to receive P5,000 cash aid from 'excess tariff'

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Posted at Nov 20 08:45 AM

Over 1 million rice farmers tilling 1 hectare or less will receive P5,000 cash assistance due to excess tariffs collected on rice imports, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday. Read more »

PH to import more rice in 2021 after losing 8 days worth of supply due to typhoons

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Updated as of Nov 19 04:16 PM

The Philippines will have to import more rice in 2021 after losing about 8 days worth of supply following the onslaught of 3 consecutive typhoons, Agriculture Sec. William Dar said Thursday. Read more »

Rice supply still sufficient despite typhoons: Agriculture chief

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Posted at Nov 15 04:21 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Sunday the country's rice supply remained sufficient even after a series of typhoons ravaged the country in the past weeks. Read more »

Twin typhoons leave billions in agri damage: DA

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Updated as of Nov 09 08:15 AM

Typhoons Quinta and Rolly left some P5.6 billion in agricultural damage after devastating several regions, the Department of Agriculture said Monday. Read more »

Suplay ng karneng baboy hindi problema sa kabila ng ASF — DA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:40 PM

Mas marami pa nga ang suplay ng karneng baboy ngayon kumpara sa parehong panahon noong nakaraang taon, ayon kay Agriculture Secretary William Dar.  Read more »

Senate panel urges DA to improve campaign vs meat, rice smuggling

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 03:34 AM

Several senators on Monday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to heighten its campaign against the smuggling of meat products in the Philippines, saying some traders have come up with scheme to slip illegal products into groceries. Read more »

Senate panel urges DA to improve campaign vs meat, rice smuggling

Katrina Domingo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 06:26 PM

Several senators on Monday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to heighten its campaign against the smuggling of meat products in the Philippines, saying some traders have come up with scheme to slip illegal products into groceries. Read more »

DA to ban farmer cooperatives from importing rice

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 05:09 PM

Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday said that farmer cooperatives would soon be banned from importing rice as they are still allegedly being used by traders to illegally ship rice to the country. Read more »

DA to buy local palay amid decline in prices

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Posted at Oct 02 03:18 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday it would buy palay or unmilled rice by local farmers at P19 per kilo in light of plunging farmgate price of the staple. Read more »