From rice, pork, chicken, beef and galunggong (round scad) to feeds and fertilizers," So said. In 2015, based on import data of the Bureau of Animal Industry, the national government imported 252.8 million kilos of pork, 198 million kilos of chicken, 93 million kilos of beef and 1.5 million metric tons (MT) of rice. From January to June 2021, the DA imported 278 million kilos of pork, 185.5 million kilos of chicken, 83 million kilos of beef and 2.3 million MT of rice. In 2015, one kilo of regular milled rice cost P34, pork at P190.00 per kilo and chicken at P120 per kilo. In 2021, So said regular milled rice is sold at P38 per kilo, pork at P330 per kilo and chicken at P160 per kilo.

Source: Manila Times August 15, 2021 13:41 UTC