00:00The pork vendors are getting angry because they are having a hard time selling the pork at the maximum suggested retail price implemented.
00:10This is Mona Kino.
00:14Three weeks after the implementation of the maximum suggested retail price on pork,
00:19the pork vendors are still getting angry at their markets in Metro Manila.
00:24Kasim is Php 360 to Php 370 and Liempo is Php 390 to Php 420 at Murphy Public Market in Quezon City.
00:33The pork vendors are angry because they are not able to sell the other parts of the pork and that's why they have a loss here.
00:39They need to compensate for the price of Kasim and Liempo.
00:43We are just giving it away. But it is included in the weight of the pork that we are paying.
00:49In Pasay Public Market, Kasim is Php 340 to Php 360 while Liempo is Php 380 to Php 420.
00:57As long as the farm does not go down, our suppliers will not lower the price.
01:03But according to Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines, they are obeying the request of the Department of Agriculture.
01:10From Php 260 per kilo, they lowered the farm gate price of pork to Php 230 per kilo.
01:17They also have a high production cost.
01:20Our expenses for biosecurity are high because we don't want the pigs to get sick
01:27because of the high level of disease that ASF is bringing.
01:32The pig count is also rising.
01:35If the local pork has a maximum SRP, it should also be divided into imported pork.
01:41We are still trying to get permission from the DA about this.
01:46The price of fish in Pasay Public Market has already gone down.
01:50Galunggong used to be Php 300 per kilo.
01:53Now, it is only Php 140 to Php 180 per kilo.
01:57The price of bangus, tilapia, and dalagang bukit also went down.
02:01There are more fish now because the weather is hot.
02:05But Galunggong in Murphy Public Market is still reaching Php 240 to Php 360 per kilo.
02:12The seller said that he refused to be interviewed in front of the camera because he is from Lucena, Quezon.
02:18It went down to Php 480 per kilo.
02:22For GMA Integrated News, Vonna Kino for Tutok, 24 Hours.
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