Proposed changes in import quotas seen to disrupt pork, poultry supply

Local meat importers and traders are raising concerns that the government's plan to reshuffle pork and poultry import quotas could unsettle supply and push up prices in the local market.

- By ALDEN MONZON

The Meat Importers and Traders Association (MITA) has criticized the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) proposed import quota reset, saying it would be unfair to longstanding licensees and create uncertainty in the market.

“The abruptness of this announcement has caught licensees entirely by surprise. Orders have already been placed and buying decisions finalized,” the group said in a letter to Agriculture Undersecretary Roger Navarro.