Swine output up in Q3 despite ASF

By Eireene Jairee Gomez

Nov 27, 2019 1:16 am

DESPITE the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the country that saw countless pigs culled in Luzon and demand for pork products plunge, hog production grew in the third quarter of 2019, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

In this undated file photo, a boy plays with the ears of pig before it and fellow hogs are delivered for slaughter. TMT FILE PHOTO

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