The African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak has already affected the prices of vegetable, fish, chicken and other livestock, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
DTI Sec. Ramon Lopez said the price of chicken has gone up by P10 per kilo.
Lopez, however, said this can be counteracted if there will be a low demand for chicken, as what happened in the case of pork products which prices have decreased by P10 to P20 per kilo due to low demand.
The DTI official added that processed meat products sold in marketplaces must go thru the close inspection of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), especially now that there are areas that are confirmed to have ASF outbreak.
“Sabi namin ‘oh i-audit niyo rin iyong mga ginagawa ng meat processors para masigurado na iyong ginagawa nilang meat products [We tell them audit the meat processors so that we will be assured that the meat products they processed] are certified also by NMIS,” Lopez said. (from the report of Mai Bermudez) /mbmf
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