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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has officially declared Camarines Norte an avian influenza-free province following the successful containment of a highly infectious disease as a result of prompt action by local government units and agencies of the Department of Agriculture (DA). A single case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N2 was confirmed […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led an inspection on Monday of one-and-a-half dozen container vans suspected of being loaded with tons of frozen fish, but was declared by importers as processed plant-based commodities. A spot check conducted by the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) on […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. revealed plans to allocate the bulk of pork imports under the Minimum Access Volume (MAV) to meat processors, an impending decision awaited by the industry to ensure prices of processed meat products remain stable. Tiu Laurel said a significant portion of the MAV import quota will be set aside […]
The maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice will be lowered to P49 per kilo starting March 1 marking the first time since the MSRP was introduced six weeks ago that it will slip below the P50 mark. However, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. clarified that the MSRP will not be implemented nationwide. […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced that he has instructed the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) to inspect all onion warehouses to determine whether newly harvested supplies are being withheld from the market. Onion harvests were expected to begin this month, which should have provided fresh supplies to ease prices. However, Tiu Laurel expressed […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) signed agreements with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to expand the KADIWA ng Pangulo program. This initiative aims to provide farmers and fishermen with direct access to markets where they can sell their produce to consumers. In separate events, Agriculture Secretary Francisco […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is releasing rice stocks of the National Food Authority to local government units (LGUs), responding to the declared food security emergency following a significant rise in rice prices. At a ceremony held at the National Food Authority (NFA) warehouse in Valenzuela City, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. officially handed […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced that pork producers, traders, and retailers have agreed to review their cost structures in an effort to reduce the price of pork, which has become a growing concern for consumers. In a statement following a consultative meeting with key stakeholders, Tiu Laurel said high pork prices are considered a […]
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said that it had requested the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to hold the release of 19 container vans recently unloaded at Manila’s South Harbor, after a spot inspection revealed a misdeclaration of contents in one of the shipments. Instead of frozen taro sticks as declared in […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed a temporary ban on the importation from Germany of commodities derived from animals susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease after the European nation reported outbreaks of the highly contagious virus that affects cloven-hoofed livestock. On January 10, Germany notified the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) of confirmed FMD cases […]