MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has filed a resolution seeking a Senate investigation into the continued decline in farmgate prices of pork and chicken despite rising production and feed costs.
Pangilinan, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform, filed Senate Resolution No. 726 on Thursday. The measure directs his committee to examine ways to protect local producers’ incomes and ensure a sustainable food supply.
“Continuously depressed farmgate prices alongside high production costs may force hog and poultry raisers, especially small and backyard raisers, to reduce production or exit the industry altogether, thereby deepening the country’s dependence on imports and undermining long-term food security,” the resolution stated.
Pangilinan filed the measure following a Department of Agriculture report that pork farmgate prices had fallen to between P120 and P160 per kilogram in some areas, below the P210-per-kilogram minimum price set by the agency and hog raisers.
Representatives of hog producers reported that pork production costs were between P180 and P190 per kilogram as of November 2025.
Pangilinan also cited information from the United Broiler Raisers Association indicating that chicken prices dropped to P65 per kilogram in April 2026 because of weak demand and oversupply, even as the cost of raising poultry increased.
Animal disease outbreaks and competition from imported products were also identified as factors affecting the domestic hog and poultry industries.
Pangilinan called for immediate action to prevent further losses among local livestock and poultry producers, particularly small-scale and backyard raisers.
