# Lower feed costs to protect hog raisers from low farmgate prices - DA | GMA News Online

> The Philippine Department of Agriculture said lower feed costs would protect hog raisers from low farmgate prices after the government raised the country's corn import quota. The department noted that feed makes up roughly 50% to 60% of poultry and hog production costs, with corn accounting for 50% to 65% of feed costs.

- Date: 2026-10-28 · published 2026-10-29T06:05:51.039Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/209-lower-feed-costs-to-protect-hog-raisers-from-low-farmgate-prices-da-gma-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

A higher corn import quota in the Philippines adds import demand for corn and eases domestic feed costs, supporting hog and poultry margins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- HOGS: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- gmanetwork.com: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/economy/1007453/lower-feed-costs-to-protect-hog-raisers-from-low-farmgate-prices-da/story/

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