Piñol dismayed over meat processors’ warning on rising prices 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Madelaine B. MiraflorAgriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has expressed dismay over local meat processors’ warning that the temporary suspension of pork importation from Germany could trigger price increases on meat products like bacon and hotdog. “I am dismayed that our meat processors show more concern for the prices of hotdog and bacon than the possible devastation by the ASF of the P260-billion hog industry which provides livelihood to thousands of poor Filipino farmers,” Piñol said. Given that Germany supplies more than 80 million kilograms of meat every year to the Philippines, such ban worried local meat processors as this could lead to shortage in pork supply and price increases. The DA is planning to conduct an investigation as to why Germany allowed the shipment of pork products to the Philippines knowing it contains pork products from ASF-hit Poland.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 06, 2019 13:52 UTC