# Philippines bans pork imports for 60 days; hams included

> The Philippines authorized a 60-day restriction on imports of specified pork products, including fresh, chilled and frozen pork, hams, shoulders, cuts and edible offal. The measure follows a safeguard investigation into rising imports, which increased 41.8% cumulatively from 2023 to 2025 and reached 65% of domestic production in the first half of 2026; processors warned that reduced raw-material availability could raise costs and retail prices.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T18:07:45.890Z
- Category: policy · region Philippines · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87740-philippines-bans-pork-imports-for-60-days-hams-included
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md)

## Why it matters

Restricting imports reduces a source of pork supply and may support domestic hog prices, but could tighten meat processors' access to raw material and lift processed-pork costs. Higher local hog prices could encourage production and support feed demand, although the 60-day duration limits the potential impact.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2022-11-29 | [Removal of China’s domestic price trade barriers could increase China’s imports of agricultural commodities - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14880-removal-of-china-s-domestic-price-trade-barriers-could-increase-china-s-imports.md) | +0.2% | +6.3% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-02 | [US and China Unveil $30 Billion Tariff-Cut Framework for Agricultural Exports - Beijing Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4457-us-and-china-unveil-30-billion-tariff-cut-framework-for-agricultural-exports.md) | -2.4% | -18.9% |
| HOGS | 2019-09-28 | [Xinhua Headlines: China promotes large pig farms to ensure stable pork supply - Xinhua \| English.news.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57089-xinhua-headlines-china-promotes-large-pig-farms-to-ensure-stable-pork-supply.md) | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| HOGS | 2017-09-29 | [Chinese pig prices rise as Beijing shutters polluting farms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68941-chinese-pig-prices-rise-as-beijing-shutters-polluting-farms.md) | +5.3% | +16.7% |
| HOGS | 2026-10-28 | [Lower feed costs to protect hog raisers from low farmgate prices - DA \| GMA News Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/209-lower-feed-costs-to-protect-hog-raisers-from-low-farmgate-prices-da-gma-news.md) | -2.7% | — |

## Sources

- businessmirror.com.ph: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2026/11/09/phl-bans-pork-imports-for-60-days-hams-included/

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