Agri group: Lift MAV for pork, poultry

By Janine Alexis Miguel

Jan 22, 2024 12:31 am

THE Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. (Pcafi) has suggested eliminating the minimum access volume (MAV) for poultry and pork imports, adding the measure has become useless.

'The volume of importation for chicken is more than 15 times the MAV. Thus, our treaty commitment with the GATT-WTO shows that with this condition, there is no longer a need for a MAV,' said Pcafi President Danilo Fausto,

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