DA - 251 barangay na sa buong bansa ang may kaso ng ASF | 24 Oras Weekend

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Mahigit 250 barangay na sa bansa ang may kaso ng African swine fever! Pangamba ng ilang retailer, baka tumaas ang presyo sakaling kapusin ang supply ng baboy.

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00:00More than 250 barangays in the country have cases of African swine fever.

00:05Retailers are worried that the prices might go up if the supply of pork goes down.

00:10And that's what Bernadette Reyes is talking about.

00:14Pork is rare in the menu of this restaurant in Quezon City.

00:18More people order beef or chicken.

00:21Now, the number of cases of African swine fever is increasing.

00:25You need to have a medical record to be sure that you won't get sick.

00:33It's also rare for Juliette's family to eat pork, even though she orders suki.

00:40I'm the only one who buys meat here.

00:43According to the Department of Agriculture,

00:45251 barangays in the country have active cases of African swine fever,

00:49from 150 cases last July.

00:5310% of the population of pork in the country comes from Batangas.

00:57But as of now, 7 towns and 1 village in Batangas have been hit by the ASF.

01:02That's why other pork retailers are buying from faraway places.

01:08Federito, for example, in Quezon City, is buying from pork vendors.

01:14Yesterday, we didn't have enough pork.

01:15Yesterday, we didn't have enough cargo.

01:17There were only 40 pieces.

01:19Federito is worried that the price of pork might go up if the supply runs out.

01:25It will suddenly go up if there's no more pork here.

01:29As of now, there is no reason for the Association of Agricultural Industries or SINAG to raise the price.

01:35The farmgate price in Batangas went down to P170 to P180 per kilo,

01:41while it remained at P190 to P195 per kilo in other provinces.

01:47For this year, we haven't seen any problems.

01:50If the ASF hits us, we will be blamed by next year.

01:55But so far, we haven't seen any problems up to December.

02:01To avoid further spread of the ASF,

02:04the Department of Agriculture will set up livestock checkpoints in Luzon while waiting for vaccines from the ASF.

02:11Agriculture Secretary Francisco Chularel Jr. assured that there is a fund for the purchase of vaccines.

02:17There is also an emergency fund to help those who will be hit by hog racers.

02:21For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, for 24 Hours.

02:41For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, for 24 Hours.

DA - 251 barangay na sa buong bansa ang may kaso ng ASF | 24 Oras Weekend

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