# Challenges and Shifts in Philippines’ Livestock Industry: Production, Imports, Price Trends, and Q Fever Risk – Industry Strategic Science and Technology Plans (ISPs) Platform

> Philippine livestock output in Q1 2024 was mixed, with hog production down about 4% due to African Swine Fever and goat output falling due to El Niño. The government extended lower import duties on rice, corn and meat through 2024 to stabilize prices. The article also flags an emerging Q fever risk.

- Date: 2024-07-10 · published 2024-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29218-challenges-and-shifts-in-philippines-livestock-industry-production-imports
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower import duties encourage more imported corn and meat into the Philippines, which weakens local prices and supports demand for imported feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- HOGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-05 | [Mexico bans GMO corn, plans to phase out imports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49126-mexico-bans-gmo-corn-plans-to-phase-out-imports-feed-strategy.md) | +3.1% | +14.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-25 | [Turkey removes VAT exemptions on feed premixes as cost pressure livestock sector \| Feed Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Publication for Animal Nutrition, Animal Health & Livestock Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20278-turkey-removes-vat-exemptions-on-feed-premixes-as-cost-pressure-livestock.md) | -1.0% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-01-19 | [Mexican science agency halves recommendation for glyphosate imports this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43124-mexican-science-agency-halves-recommendation-for-glyphosate-imports-this-year.md) | +2.1% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2019-09-30 | [Lack of Funding for U.S. Internal Waterways System Threatens to Damage Agricultural Production and Shipping - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57252-lack-of-funding-for-u-s-internal-waterways-system-threatens-to-damage.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-20 | [Corn Markets Under Pressure – Profit-Taking and Argentina’s Export Tax Cut Weigh on Prices - Commodity Board Europe is an independent commodity market intelligence platform providing global production data, price insights and market analysis for agricultural and food commodities.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6195-corn-markets-under-pressure-profit-taking-and-argentina-s-export-tax-cut-weigh.md) | -5.1% | -2.4% |
| HOGS | 2025-04-30 | [China’s reliance on soybean imports continues despite cutback plans \| Sea and Job](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24652-china-s-reliance-on-soybean-imports-continues-despite-cutback-plans-sea-and-job.md) | +0.1% | +6.5% |
| HOGS | 2025-10-13 | [Dongfang Securities: The hog industry suffers deep losses and accelerates capacity reduction \| Longbridge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22387-dongfang-securities-the-hog-industry-suffers-deep-losses-and-accelerates.md) | -9.5% | -13.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-01 | [China must recover pig production, stabilise pork supply - vice premier](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55590-china-must-recover-pig-production-stabilise-pork-supply-vice-premier.md) | -0.4% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- ispweb.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph: https://ispweb.pcaarrd.dost.gov.ph/challenges-and-shifts-in-philippines-livestock-industry-production-imports-price-trends-and-q-fever-risk/

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