Agriculture
Pandemic a boon to pet food makers with 2023 sales seen pushing past the roof
Pet food sales in the Philippines is estimated to grow 9 percent this year to $434 million, more or less P23 billion in local currency, from last year’s $397 million, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
DA cites price mitigating measures for onions, sugar
As partial response to the chaos generated by the scarcity of onions in the markets, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday urged the Local Price Coordinating Council under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for more stringent monitoring of the price of the commodity.
Hog import accreditation system now in place
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set up a breeder accreditation system for pig imports from Taiwan.
Sugar producers urge government to reconsider 450,000 MT import plan
The Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations (Confed) is urging the government to consider importing sugar fewer than the planned 450,000 metric tons (MT) as two-month buffer stock.
Bad weather beats up abaca production output
The total abaca production in 2022 dropped 5.7 percent to 63,640.61 metric tons (MT) from 2021 when this aggregated 67,488.11 MT, according to the Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority (PhilFIDA).
