The Department of Agriculture of Manila says pork prices start to normalize

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Wednesday that prices of pork have started to normalize in the markets A report from its Bantay Presyo Price Monitoring Unit showed the prevailing price of kasim is now at PHP280 per kilo, down from its peak price of PHP360 per kilo in January 2021, while liempo sells at PHP340 per kilo, which is PHP60 cheaper than its peak price at PHP400 per kilo in January 2021. Frozen pork sold in wet markets also continues to be cheaper by PHP60 per kilogram compared to fresh pork -- at PHP220 per kilo for frozen kasim, and PHP280 per kilo for frozen liempo. However, the report also mentioned that only seven out of every 100 meat stalls are selling frozen pork in the National Capital Region (NCR) wet markets as frozen pork requires chillers. "If the trend continues, the DA projects retail prices may return to the price level of September last year," the DA said. The DA added it will continue to assist pork producers to maintain this ...