Business · Trade · 16 hrs ago
Philippines suspends some pork imports for 60 days
The Philippines will suspend some pork imports for 60 days starting Nov.
24, saying the move is meant to help local farmers recover from low prices.
The restriction covers fresh, chilled and frozen pork, including cuts, carcasses and edible offal.
Brazil could be heavily affected because the Philippines was Brazil’s biggest pork export market in 2025, buying 392,900 tonnes, or 26.31% of Brazil’s total shipments.
Philippine officials say local producers have faced losses as cheaper imported pork entered the market.
The suspension comes as the government investigates whether rising imports are seriously harming its domestic industry, with Brazil among the foreign suppliers being examined.
Brazil’s industry group will join a government mission to the Philippines this week to seek a reversal, while the suspension could be extended if local producer prices do not recover.
The Philippines will suspend imports of some fresh, chilled and frozen pork products for 60 days starting November 24.
The government says the measure aims to protect local pig farmers and help raise prices paid to producers.
The suspension could be extended if prices do not recover enough to cover production costs.
Brazil, the Philippines’ largest pork supplier, may be affected by the restriction.
Brazil’s ABPA plans to join a Brazilian government mission to the Philippines and seek to reverse the measure.
- Who
- The Philippine government announced the suspension. Brazil’s ABPA says it will seek to reverse the measure.
- What
- The Philippines will suspend imports of specified pork products for 60 days.
- When
- The suspension takes effect on November 24. It may be extended if producer prices do not recover.
- Where
- The Philippines.
- Why
- The government says the measure is intended to protect local pig farmers and help recover prices paid to producers.
Philippine government
Brazil’s ABPA
Purpose of the measure
Philippine government
The suspension is intended to protect local pig farmers and help raise producer prices.
Brazil’s ABPA
ABPA will seek to reverse the suspension and defend continued shipments of the affected products.
The Philippine government opened a safeguards investigation into rising pork imports.
The investigation was communicated to the World Trade Organization.
The 60-day suspension is scheduled to take effect.
- Duration
- 60 days
- Start date
- November 24
- Brazilian pork exports to the Philippines in 2025
- 392,900 tonnes
- Share of Brazil’s pork exports sent to the Philippines in 2025
- 26.31%
- Estimated production break-even cost
- 165 Philippine pesos per kilogram
What people are saying
Our hope is that prices increase by at least 50 pesos or a little more