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Manny Piñol warns PH hog industry is dying under import pressure

The Philippine hog industry is collapsing under the weight of imported pork from Brazil flooding the local market, with live hog prices crashing from over ₱200 per kilo to ₱110-130, and former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol is warning that when hog raisers quit, the corn farmers who supply their feeds will follow. Piñol made the warning in an interview on DZRH…

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