Cheap Imports Failed to Lower Pork Prices, Hurt Local Farmers—Sinag
The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) claims that cheap imported pork has not lowered retail prices in the Philippines, instead driving down farmgate prices and negatively impacting local hog raisers, amid a debate on restoring pork tariffs.
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