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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned the importation of poultry and other poultry products, including wild birds, from Belgium and France after the two European nations reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) their respective outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the inauguration of San Miguel Foods’ Magnolia Poultry Farm in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur- the country’s largest poultry facility and the first of 12 mega farms the company will build across the country. The poultry farm, which can produce up to 80 million birds per year, equivalent to 200 million […]
In honor of the growth and transformation of the Philippine livestock and poultry industries following the consecutive blows by the outbreak of transboundary animal diseases, the COVID-19 pandemic, and more, the Department of Agriculture (DA) formally launched the 3rd National Livestock and Poultry Month recently. This year’s event was spearheaded by the DA Office of […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) formally opened the third week of the 2023 National Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month (NFFM) celebration with the launch of the week-long exhibit and bazaar featuring livestock and poultry products at the DA grounds. During the opening program, DA Undersecretary for Administration and Finance Agnes Catherine Miranda celebrated the P61.66 billion […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is in the process of strengthening the traceability systems in the trading of livestock and poultry, primarily pigs and chicken, including their respective meat and processed products, to ensure compliance with government policies and curb potential price manipulation in the hog and poultry sectors. “This will be done through a […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has started an investigation on a possible deliberate effort by traders to withhold the release of pork products in the market, thereby causing high prices. Based on data, there is a significant inventory of both locally-slaughtered and imported pork in cold storage facilities accredited by the Department of Agriculture’s National […]