The Department of Agriculture (DA) is reviewing the ban on selling salmon and pompano in wet markets, a spokesman said on Thursday. READ:
“We will revisit FAO 195 we have to amend or improve . We do not have a confirmation yet but we are considering a moratorium ,” Rex C. Estoperez, DA deputy spokesperson, said on Thursday.
Fisheries Administrative Order No. 195, issued in 1999, only allows hotels, restaurants, and other companies to sell fish like salmon and pompano. The policy was intended to reduce wet-market competition from imports for fishermen. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources last week gave vendors until Dec. 3 to sell their imported pompano and salmon inventory. The BFAR said that starting Dec. 4, pompano and salmon sold in wet markets are subject to confiscation.“We decided to consider a moratorium, considering the clamor of consumers, and legislators, FAO 195 and other regulations… we need to check if this policy is still suitable for us now,” he said.Separately, Mr.
“We have enough pork, but the question is… why are prices continuing to rise,” he said, adding that the price behavior might reflect other costs such as transport and feed. The Bureau of Animal Industry has said that it expects a minor shortage in the domestic pork supply before the holidays. —
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