NegOcc guv mulling extension on ban of Luzon pork
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is considering extending the 90-day ban on pork from Luzon if the threat of the African swine fever (ASF) remains in the coming months.
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson is considering extending the 90-day ban on pork from Luzon if the threat of the African swine fever (ASF) remains in the coming months.
“The culled animals were electrocuted and not crushed by a backhoe before being thrown in a pit”
Bacolod is the country’s top backyard and swine producer, which has a PHP6-billion hog industry.
As long as the threat of the African Swine fever to the hog industry is active, Antiqueños should only buy pork products from the province according to Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao.
The prohibition of live hogs and pork products from Luzon in the high-demand provinces in the Visayas due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) scare is threatening the meat processing sector’s production value.