Drought, Disease Push Fowl Price Up, Pork Down
PHILLIPINES - Prices of poultry products remain high while the price for pork dipped slightly as the prolonged dry spell and hog cholera continue to plague the agriculture sector.

DA checks on alleged China ban on RP poultry
THE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is checking the veracity of reports about China's alleged suspension of selected poultry and meat imports from the Philippines.

RP poultry, livestock output up by 2%
The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) revealed production of the country's poultry sub-sector as of March this year has recovered from the slump it experienced last year.

Traders urge tight control over entry of smuggled meat
PHILIPPINES - The livestock and poultry industry sector in the city is asking the government to press hard in controlling the entry of smuggled meat.

Davao city's poultry, hog farms facing closure
THE PHILIPPINES - The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) said some livestock and poultry farms in this city are facing closure due to zonification plan.

Government bans all bird, poultry imports from Togo
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned imports of domestic and wild birds along with poultry and its products from Togo, following official reports on the presence of the avian influenza (AI) or bird flu virus in the western...

Local poultry, swine raisers urged to expand market
PHILIPPINES - Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur Yap said Ilonggos should take advantage of the opportunity to provide different areas in the city and same time export poultry and hog products as the country remains free from bird flu and...

DA Lifts Ban On Imports Of Live Birds From Japan
PHILIPPINES - The government has lifted the ban on the importation of live birds and poultry imports from Japan, following an evaluation made by Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) showing no risk of possible contamination of the dreaded avian influenza....

Philippines Lifts Ban On Japanese Poultry Imports
MANILA - The Philippines on Monday lifted a temporary ban on all live bird and poultry imports from Japan, saying risk of avian influenza (bird flu) contamination was negligible.

Capiz Livestock, Poultry Count Bared
Roxas City - About 264,000 heads of various livestocks have been recorded by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) - Capiz in view of its livestock and poultry inventory as of January 1 this year to determine the status of farm animals in the p...

Philippines To Export Poultry To EU, Middle East
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines' Agriculture department is currently in talks with representatives of the European Union, Middle East, China and other Southeast Asian economies to allow entry to the country's chicken exports.

DA Eyes Chicken Exports To EU, ME
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture is in the midst of negotiations with the European Union, Middle East, China and other Southeast Asian countries for the export of Philippine chicken to those countries.

Poultry Industry To Boost Exports
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine Association of Broiler Integrators is aiming to export about 5,000 to 10,000 metric tons of poultry products, mainly to Japan, from only 1,000 MT last year. Prior to the July 2005 export ban, the private sector already targetted...

Stakeholders assure ample supply of corn for livestock,
PHILIPPINES - Private stakeholders in the corn industry assured of a stable supply of corn at market levels that would enable hog and poultry growers to maintain the retail prices of meat and chicken at current levels.

Laguna pushes bird flue-free measures
LAGUNA - The Provincial Government of Laguna in coordination with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian headed by Dr. Mary Grace M. Bustamante, OIC - OPV, spearheaded the conduct of Avian Influenza Preparedness and...