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DILG supports DA’s call for LCEs as “food security czars” (repost)

Posted on May 21, 2020

Author: DA Communications Group | 21 May 2020 Cognizant of their key role as ‘”food security czars,” the country’s local chief executives (LCEs) are once again called upon by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to serve as strong partners of the Department of Agriculture (DA) particularly in cascading national policies and continue reading…

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#PCAFConsultation | BALANCING THE SITUATION. Poultry and livestock dealers, meat producers, and retailers gathered for the first time to discuss and solidify their positions on the Department of Agriculture’s Executive Order (EO) 124 called “Imposition of Mandated Price Ceiling on Selected Pork and Chicken Products in the National Capital Region (NCR)” on Friday.The EO mandated price ceiling for kasim/pigue at PhP270 per kilo, liempo at PhP300 per kilo, and for dressed chicken at PhP160 per kilo.In a special meeting with the National Banner Program Committee on Poultry, Livestock, and Corn, the private sector-partners explained that the industry should be united in the proposal for the revision of price ceiling for pork and follow an agreed farmgate and retail prices.The producers agreed that farmgate price (live weight) can be set at PhP220 (plus or minus PhP5), while the sabit ulo (whole price) can be at PhP280, and the proposed retail price for pork is at PhP330-360.However, instead of a price ceiling, the group proposed for the imposition of suggested retail price to give more leeway for retailers in terms of pricing.They also said that there should be coordination with pork producers, traders, and retailers on the agreed farmgate and wholesale prices.Although there is an adopted policy recommendation on the price ceiling, there will be some polishing in some areas of the recommendation as there are some reservations on the part of other stakeholders.Aside from the EO, the stakeholders were also updated on the supply of hogs in the country. It was presented that the supply of pork is at 1,327,570 metric tons (MT), while the demand is at 1,618,355 MT, wherein there is a deficit of -290,785 MT which is equivalent to 66 days.They also discussed the cost of shipment of hogs from Mindanao to Luzon, particularly in NCR and the importance of indemnification funds to repopulate and stabilize domestic production of pork.Updates on www.pcaf.da.gov.ph.Text and screenshot by Jez Campaniel ... See MoreSee Less

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