MANILA, Philippines — The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) called on government agencies to reduce pork imports to encourage hog raisers to rebuild domestic production. Its chairman, Rosendo So, said cutting import volumes would create an economic incentive for local farmers to replenish their swine herds and eventually increase supply in the domestic market. So drew a parallel to the rice sector, where the government imposed limits on rice importation as a stream of cheap imported rice resulted in losses for farmers. “The government saw that situation with rice, so the same approach should be applied to pork,” he said. […]... Keep on reading: Cut pork imports to protect local producers—hog raisers