00:00The Department of Agriculture promised that the public can expect a sufficient supply of pork during the holiday season.
00:08If that's the case, the price of pork in the market has already gone up.
00:12How much? Let's find out in the story of Clazel Pardilla.
00:17Lechong baboy, hamon, and barbeque.
00:20Those are just a few of the delicious pork dishes that are being prepared for Christmas.
00:25Just now, the Department of Agriculture and a group of hog producers promised a sufficient supply of pork during the upcoming Christmas season.
00:34I think we have enough, we have enough supply.
00:37Actually, I was looking at the import numbers the other day,
00:41and it turns out there's 10% more importation of pork this year than last year.
00:47We did a computation, so we make sure the past two months, three months, that we are ready for the season of December.
00:55In the price monitoring of the DA, it increased by 10 to 25 pesos per kilo of pork.
01:02It is said that the price of pork increases during the holiday season.
01:06But the DA is stingy.
01:08There's a lot of supply that came to the pier, so it should stabilize.
01:14The DA is eager to distribute the ASF vaccine.
01:1810,000 vaccines have already been administered.
01:21It is intended to protect the pigs against ASF and to prevent the spread of diseases to animals.
01:28The Bureau of Animal Industry has already ordered the establishment of quarantine stations in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
01:37This will serve as a checkpoint to inspect the animals that may have African swine fever and bird flu.
01:44Border control is important, especially if ASF is quickly spread,
01:48while bird flu is considered a zoonotic disease or possibly infectious to humans.
01:54Starting next year, the Agriculture Council is expected to conduct a regular survey.
01:59This is conducted by DA officials, farmers, fishermen, and stakeholders in the industry.
02:06The major task of the council is to discuss every single major crop every month,
02:15not only when there is an issue, but also when they will go to the DA.
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