The country imported 1.12 billion kg of imported meat in the first 11 months of the year, 10.9 percent lower from the 1.25 billion kg of meat imported from January to November 2022, according to data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI).
Pork comprised bulk of the meat imported by the Philippines from January to November 2023 at 550.5 million kg or 49.4 percent of the total. Pork imports was 17.1 percent lower than the 664.15 million kg. in 2022.
Chicken followed with 393.29 million kg or 35.3 percent of all imported meat from January to November 2023. The figure is 5.7 percent higher than 2022’s 372.04 million kg.
Beef imports were at 134.4 million kg or 12.05 percent of all meat imports in the period. The volume is 21.7 percent lower than last year’s 171.6 million kg.
BAI said the Philippines imported 35.66 million kg of buffalo, lower by 17.8 percent than 2022’s 43.37 million kg as turkey imports increased by 19.1 percent to 574,930 kg from 2022’s 482,632 kg.
