Cheap imports didn’t lower pork prices—Sinag

MANILA, Philippines — Amid mixed reactions to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposal to restore pork tariffs, the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) said cheaper imported pork has failed to lower retail prices and has impacted the livelihoods of local hog raisers. “Instead, it has driven down farmgate prices and placed the burden of excessive imports