Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines, Inc. said Piñol’s plan for the Philippines to export pork is not feasible even if the country remains free from the deadly pork disease African Swine Fever and demand in other countries continue to rise.
“With China importing huge volumes of pork as a result of the ASF devastation, pork world market prices have gone up, giving the Filipino hog farmers a respite from the inflow of cheaper imported pork,” Piñol said. Just this week, ASF already hit Laos, recording at least seven outbreaks and killing almost a thousand pigs.
“If ASF enters the country, it’s going to be a huge blow to the hog industry. We saw how much it destroyed China,” he added.