African Swine Fever Could Cut Philippines’ Ham Sales by $780 Million
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The ban imposed by Philippine provinces on pork products from the main Luzon island in response to African swine fever will cut processed meat sales by an estimated 40 billion pesos ($780 million) annually, an industry group said.
Provinces, mostly in Visayas and in Mindanao, have implemented a total or selective ban on pork from Luzon. “We beg that rules and restrictions be based on science and expert advise,” the Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. said in a statement.