Philippines - Drop in production to bring up pork prices

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31-Jul-2009 (16 years 10 months 13 days ago)
Pork prices in the Philippines are likely to go up as backyard pig production continues to fall due to diseases and rising production costs.

Farm prices of live hogs is currently around PHP 82-84 (USD 1.70-1.74)/kg for backyard farmers, while the price is about PHP 89-91 (USD 1.85-1.89)/kg for commercial raisers.