Duterte cuts tariffs on pork imports

Apr 09, 2021 12:05 am

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order (EO) that temporarily lowered tariffs on imported pork products to address the impact of the African swine fever (ASF) on the hog industry.

Duterte stressed the need to take immediate steps to allow the domestic swine industry to “fully recover and attain sufficient local pork production.”

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