# PCC pushes for pro-competitive pricing in chicken | Philstar.com

> The Philippine Competition Commission said an agreement among poultry raisers to collectively raise farm gate chicken prices would be anti-competitive and illegal under the Philippine Competition Act. The statement responds to the Department of Agriculture's suggestion that growers raise farm gate prices by at least P10 weekly because prices had fallen.

- Date: 2019-01-12 · published 2019-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61235-pcc-pushes-for-pro-competitive-pricing-in-chicken-philstar-com
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Blocking coordinated price increases limits how fast farm gate chicken prices can recover, keeping pressure on poultry producers' margins and feed buying decisions.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: neutral

## Sources

- philstar.com: https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/01/13/1884535/pcc-pushes-pro-competitive-pricing-chicken

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