00:00Since the rise of the case of African Swine Fever,
00:03the Agriculture Department noticed that the price of pork is going down in some families in Metro Manila.
00:09The rollout of vaccines against ASF continues.
00:12And Berna Detreyes is on the scene.
00:17Retailers convinced their suppliers to eat their pork safely
00:23despite the rise of African Swine Fever or ASF in the country.
00:28They are weighing it before they load it.
00:30That's why there's no disease that can be cured.
00:33Our pork comes from the fields.
00:37We don't get pork from the backyards because the ASF case is there.
00:46Despite this, their sales are still affected.
00:50The price of pork dropped to Php 260 per kilo
00:54and in some families in Metro Manila, in the Commonwealth Market,
00:57the retail price of pork is already Php 270.
01:01Because of the initial scare, because of ASF,
01:04but our prevailing prices are slowly going back to Php 320 per kilo.
01:11In terms of supply, it's going back to what it was before.
01:17To stop the spread of ASF,
01:19the rollout of vaccines from the DA and Bureau of Animal Industry continues in the surrounding areas.
01:24It is expected that in October,
01:26the total number of ASF vaccines in the country will reach 600,000 doses.
01:31According to the Department of Agriculture,
01:33the number of controlled vaccinations in Visayas and Mindanao will increase.
01:37According to the latest data from the Bureau of Animal Industry,
01:40the number of barangays with active ASF cases in the country has reached 472.
01:46Many are asking for vaccines.
01:50To the many who are asking for it,
01:52and there are big farms,
01:55we will be able to finish it this month, this September.
02:00In rice, the DA said,
02:02its price could be lowered in October
02:05due to the effect of Executive Order No. 62
02:08that lowers the price of rice from 15% to 35%.
02:13At present, rice costs Php 45 per kilo in some families.
02:17The price of other agricultural products is also stable,
02:20such as onions, which from Php 250 per kilo before,
02:24has now dropped to Php 75 to Php 120 per kilo.
02:28The DA also insisted that the supply of fish is sufficient
02:31despite the start of the closed fishing season in some places in October.
02:35For GMA Integrated News,
02:37Bernadette Reyes,
02:38for Tutok,
02:3924 hours.
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