KORONADAL CITY—The market has defied a standing order by the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Soccsksargen region or Region 12 that set prices of pork.
DA regional director Arlan Mangelen issued Special Order No. 06 series of 2021 on January 28 in the wake of soaring prices of pork, pegging the price of liempo at P192 and kasim at P188, way below the prevailing prices in the market.
The price of premium pork in the hog-producing region has soared by as much as 33 percent due to stiff competition between local meat vendors and traders from Visayas and Luzon for the supply of pigs.
The purchase of pigs for transport to the Visayas and Metro Manila have dramatically increase…
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