DA aims to lower feed costs to protect hog raisers from low farmgate prices
The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to support hog raisers facing low farmgate prices by expanding the country's corn import quota, thereby lowering feed costs. This measure addresses a projected domestic deficit in corn supply for animal feed.
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