The country’s meat imports in January to November surged to a new record high of 1.25 million metric tons (MMT), surpassing the volume recorded in 2021, due to more pork purchases, the latest government data showed. Know more:
The country’s meat imports in January to November surged to a new record high of 1.25 million metric tons , surpassing the volume recorded in 2021, due to more pork purchases, the latest government data showed.
BAI data showed that pork imports drove the double-digit expansion rate in total meat imports as it accounted for more than half of the total volume imported during the 11-month period. The Philippines imported 375,219.027 MT of prime cuts of pork during the 11-month period. Out of the volume, 299,424.825 MT were pork cuts while the remaining 75,794.202 MT were pork bellies, based on BAI data.
The country’s beef imports rose by 15.77 percent on an annual basis to 171,600.268 MT while purchases of buffalo meat abroad fell to 43,371.414 MT from 44,527.574 MT, based on BAI data.
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