Policy a key to lowering pork prices

Before the Covid-19 pandemic and before African Swine Fever (ASF) entered the country, the Philippines was one of the top 10 pork producers in the world, with most, if not all of it going to local consumption. This was according to Rolando Tambago, president of the Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines when he spoke at the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. (PCAFI) roundtable last August 5, 2022. “We have at least 110 million Filipinos eating pork.”Despite the high demand, the country’s pork production continues to suffer. Tambago cites three main reasons, as...