MANILA – The guidelines on handling the additional 200,000 metric tons (MT) of imports under the increased minimum access volume (MAV) for pork products have already been approved, according to the Agriculture Department.
Among the guidelines is the distribution of pork imports entering the country, which shall be done in two tranches. The MAV Management Committee (MMC)’s Resolution No.1 s. 2021 states 70 percent of the products or 140,000 MT shall arrive within July to October this year.
The remaining 30 percent or 60,000 shall enter the country between November and January 2022, the document read. The “calibrated” distribution of all imports “shall be open to all interested importers at a first-come first-served basis,” it added.
Each importer is allowed a maximum limit of 50 full container load, which is equal to 1,250 MT. Other importers and new entrants are to be given equal opportunity subject to the agreed manner of distribution, the resolution said.
“Certain flexibility based on historical data and importation experiences of (Bureau of Animal Industry) and (National Meat Inspection Service) shall be applied to facilitate the full utilization of the additional volume within the MAV year,” it added.
The resolution was unanimously approved by the MMC. It is part of the committee along with the Department of Finance, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Agrarian Reform, and the National Economic and Development Authority.(CNN)
