MANILA — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has reiterated its earlier recommendation for a “temporary ban” on palm oil imports, as Filipino coconut and oil palm farmers complain of extremely low prices due to the dumping of the commodity by two major palm oil-producing countries in Southeast Asia.
MANILA — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has reiterated its earlier recommendation for a “temporary ban” on palm oil imports, as Filipino coconut and oil palm farmers complain of extremely low prices due to the dumping of the commodity by two major palm oil-producing countries in Southeast Asia.
In his Facebook page, DA Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piol said the proposed ban is just temporary and effective only for a specified period.
He said volume of palm oil imported from Indonesia and Malaysia have increased by 900 percent over the last three years.
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