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Rows of lechon for pre-paid and last-minute customers on display in Barangay La Loma in Quezon City on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Harlene Delgado

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173226081835420231224-christmas-lechon-laloma-md-7.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Rows of lechon for pre-paid and last-minute customers on display in Barangay La Loma in Quezon City on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Rows of lechon for pre-paid and last-minute customers on display in Barangay La Loma in Quezon City on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Department of Agriculture assured consumers pork supply and prices remain &quot;good&quot; and &quot;stable&quot; ahead of the Christmas season. </p><p>Agriculture spokesperson Asec. Arnel De Mesa said livestock industry partners guaranteed stable pork supply amid the expected increase in pork consumption during the holidays. </p><p>&quot;In fact &#x27;yung presyo nitong nakalipas na buwan hanggang ngayong buwan ay stable. &#x27;Yung kasim ay nasa P320/kg at &#x27;yung liempo ay nasa P380/kg, at wala tayong nakikita na mabilisang pagtaas ng karne ng baboy,&quot; the official explained. </p><p>(The prices these past few months have been stable. Kasim is at P320 per kilo and liempo is at P380 per kilo, and we don&#x27;t see any spikes in pork prices.)</p><p>He added that chicken supply and prices are also stable, noting that poultry production increased by 6 percent in the last quarter. </p><div><strong>TIGHTER INSPECTION</strong></div><p>Meanwhile, the DA has instructed the Bureau of Animal Industry to put up more inspection sites for live animals in Metro Manila and nearby areas to ensure that they do not carry diseases such as the African Swine Fever (ASF).</p><p>De Mesa explained Metro Manila acts as the gateway of livestock transported to Northern and Southern Luzon. </p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yan kasi &#x27;yung pinang-iilagan ng ating livestock industry, may tinatawag diyan na &#x27;third quarter storm&#x27; kung saan maraming sakit na lumalabas. So, pinapag-igting natin,&quot; he said. </p><p>(The livestock industry is wary about what they call the &#x27;third quarter storm&#x27; where diseases come out and spread. So we are intensifying our monitoring.)</p><p>Out of 11,250 shipments inspected recently, De Mesa noted that 532 were confiscated, while 25 were condemned after they tested positive for ASF. </p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B9zl6nwuf1Y?&amp;t=218s&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNNewsautoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><strong>IMPORTING FISH </strong></div><p>Following the onslaught of several typhoons that ravaged parts of the country, De Mesa admitted that fish and vegetable prices have increased significantly.</p><p>The official noted that the fisheries sector incurred almost P1 billion worth of damages due to destroyed fish pens, fishing boats, and other fishing paraphernalia. </p><p>With this, the agriculture department is studying to import fish next month.</p><p>&quot;Timing din kasi closed fishing season ngayon. Magbubukas &#x27;yan hanggang January para madagdagan. Nakapag-import na tayo, nakapag-issue na ng 30,000 metric tons sa paunang utos at ngayon ay posibleng madagdagan para masigurado natin pa &#x27;yung supply,&quot; De Mesa explained.</p><p>(We are now in the closed fishing season. This will reopen in January. We have imported, we have issued an order for 30,000 metric tons, and this might increase.)</p>

<p>The Department of Agriculture assured consumers that pork supply and prices remain "good" and "stable" ahead of the Christmas season. </p>

The Department of Agriculture assured consumers that pork supply and prices remain "good" and "stable" ahead of the Christmas season.

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DA assures 'stable' pork supply, prices ahead of holiday season

Harlene Delgado,

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Published Nov 22, 2024 04:05 PM PHT

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