THE Philippines' meat imports from January to September totaled 1.039 million metric tons (MT), 12.6 percent higher than the 923,160 MT in the same period last year, according to data from the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI).
Pork accounted for 517,86 MT or 49.7 percent of total meat imports during the period. The volume was also more than the 458,703 MT in 2023.
