MANILA, Philippines — Some senators on Monday scored the Department of Agriculture (DA) for its “out of range” projection of the country’s pork supply deficit for 2021, which led to its recommendation to lower tariffs on imported pork and to increase the allowed volume of imports to the country.
During the Senate investigation into the food security crisis brought about by the African swine fever (ASF), Senator Cynthia Villar lamented the recommendation of the DA to President Rodrigo Duterte to increase the minimum access volume (MAV) by 350,000 metric tons on top of the current 54,210 MT.
“Hindi ko talaga maintindihan yung computation niyong yun. Sobrang out of range. Out of…
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