Usec. Drilon met members of the LDC Executive Committee
By : Mayette U. Tibayan - LDC |
DA program
aims to cut pork cost
By : Mayette U. Tibayan - LDC
Who says government is not taking efforts to cut cost of basic goods?
In a pilot test the Department of Agriculture (DA) will try to cut cost of pork to consumers from P142 per kilo in the wet market to a wholesale cost of P103 per kilo and perhaps a retail cost of P110 to P120.
Pete Ocampo, DA’s Livestock Development Council (LDC) Executive Director, said DA aims to cut pork cost by streamlining distribution channels and linking consumers direct to rural hog farmers. While hogs used to be transported from Mindanao live to Manila, their slaughtering right in the farms will slash costs.
The reduction comes from a cut in trade of live pigs, a cut in post harvest loss (three percent shrinkage or weight loss of live animals while on transport and a cut in cost of animal feeds, labor and shipment of bulky animals including their manure while on transport.
The already packaged products are targeted to be distributed to supermarkets which have refrigeration facilities and to wet markets
Efren C. Nuestro, National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) Executive
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Department of Agriculture, Livestock Development Council (DA-LDC) holds its Executive Committee meeting last February 9, 2005 at the NAFC Apacible Conference Room, DA, Diliman, Quezon City.
Undersecretary Cesar M. Drilon, Jr., chaired the meeting with LDC Executive Director Pedro O. Ocampo. This was attended by
Livestock Development Council (LDC) awarded a plaque of recognition to Mrs. Soledad F. Agbayani (center) during the LDC Governing Council meeting held at the celebration of the 29th year anniversary of LDC last March 28, 2005, Apacible Hall of the NAFC-DA. She was awarded for her commitment and unselfish dedication to the livestock and poultry industries. With her (from left to right), LDC Deputy Executive Director Felix G. Valenzuela, LDC Executive Director Pedro O. Ocampo, DA Undersecretary Cesar M. Drilon, Jr., and PCARRD Executive Director Patricio S. Faylon ( one of the previous LDC Executive Directors).
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members of the LDC excom from and private sectors.
The group discussed some of the directions for different policy issues such as: expiration of Mininum Access Volume (MAV); E.O. 376; VAT; DAR-AO1; AO 39; tariff reduction on pork importation; and, NMIS compliance with Hongkong requirements.
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