• 3 months ago
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Transcript
00:00A lot of cases of African Swine Fever or ASF have been reported in the country.
00:06Does this have an effect on the meat buyers in Manila?
00:10We have live news from Jomer Apresto.
00:13Jomer?
00:17Maris, good morning. I'm here at the labor market in Sampaloc, Manila.
00:21Some meat vendors here say that the price of pork has dropped by 10 pesos per kilo.
00:27But it is not yet clear if this is an effect of African Swine Fever or ASF.
00:32From the previous 350 pesos per kilo of fresh pork, this is now only at 340 pesos.
00:39The fresh pork belly is only at 390 pesos per kilo from the previous 400 pesos.
00:45According to the market vendor, the price of fresh pork has started to drop just last week.
00:50But it is not yet clear if this is an effect of African Swine Fever or ASF.
00:55Their supplier from Tarlac said that there are still a lot of pork supplies.
00:59They also said that there are still a lot of people buying fresh pork from the other side of the ASF.
01:04If the price of fresh pork has dropped, the price of frozen pork has increased by 30 to 40 pesos per kilo.
01:12According to the market vendor, it is now at 260 pesos per kilo from the previous 220 pesos only.
01:19It is because of the possible effect of ASF that the price of frozen pork is increasing.
01:24Ms. Mirna, who is the owner of a market vendor, bought a kilo of frozen pork early.
01:29It is still cheaper compared to the price of fresh pork which is almost 100 pesos difference compared to frozen.
01:35Meanwhile, it should be remembered that the ASF is the first one in the state of calamity in Lobo, Batangas.
01:41The Department of Agriculture or DA will place checkpoints so that the infected pork cannot be released.
01:48They will also conduct mass testing and all the pork that is negative in the test will be released to Batangas.
01:54Here is the statement of some vendors and pork buyers.
01:59It has now increased to 260 pesos per kilo.
02:02How much was it before?
02:03Before, it was only 220 to 230 pesos per kilo.
02:06It was only this July.
02:09Is it because of the ASF?
02:11Maybe. Maybe that is why it is increasing.
02:15It has decreased a bit.
02:16When did it decrease?
02:18One week ago.
02:20Maybe not yet because there is still a lot of supply.
02:23Also, it is not yet here in Metro Manila.
02:25It is only in the provinces.
02:26So, you are not affected by the ASF?
02:29Not yet.
02:30For now.
02:37Marie, the vendors said that they should not be afraid of the ASF because it has not yet entered Metro Manila.
02:47And that is the first news from Manila.
02:49I am Jomer Apresto for GMA Integrated News.

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