13% growth in chicken consumption in the Philippines due to ASF concerns
In the following months, the Philippines is expected to increase its poultry imports by 27% to cover the domestic demand for chicken, shows the most recent forecast issued by USDA. The chicken consumption in the Southeast Asian country is expected to reach 2 million tonnes, up by 13% from 2018 due to ASF concerns. That will translate into a 27% increase in imports to cover the domestic demand, according to the report.
At the same time, the production of Filipino pork is expected to drop by 16%, to 1.4 million tonnes from 1.68 million tonnes, with the consumption of pork also going down to 1.75 million tonnes from 1.94 million tonnes.
The country has an annual consumption of 14.2 kilograms of pork per capita and even with the psychological effect of ASF on consumers, that figure is expected not to drop fast thanks to imports growing by 32%.
So far, 36,000 pigs have already been culled by the Filipino Department of Agriculture following the ASF outbreaks reported in August. The country's swine population is of 12.8 million head. Prices for poultry and pork are also expected to rise, according to USDA estimates.
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