DA Approves Max SRP for Pork Items

Beginning Monday, pork shoulder will be sold at maximum suggested retail price (SRP) of P350 per kilo and pork belly at P380.

- BELLA CARIASO

The Department of Agriculture announced yesterday the setting of maximum SRP following a series of meetings with stakeholders called by the DA to address the high retail price of pork.

At a press conference, Agriculture spokesman Arnel de Mesa said a unanimous decision was reached between the DA and the pork industry to implement the maximum SRP.

"Almost all of the stakeholders attended the meeting. After the last round of consultation this 3 p.m. with the stakeholders in the hog industry, which was also attended by the Philippine National Police, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and other government agencies, it was a unanimous decision to implement a maximum SRP on pork beginning Monday, March 10, 2025,” De Mesa said.