DA to release pork, carrots max SRP

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December 4, 2025 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines —  The Department of Agriculture (DA) is set to release the maximum suggested retail prices (MSRP) for several pork cuts and carrots tomorrow, as part of the government’s efforts to curb rising prices just weeks before Christmas.

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. yesterday said the cap would be P370 per kilo for liempo (pork belly), while the updated ceiling for kasim (shoulder) and pigue (butt) would be P350 per kilogram.

Meanwhile, the suggested price for carrots will be P120 per kilo.

These new retail thresholds follow the P120-per-kilo MSRP for both red and white onions implemented last Monday.

As of Dec. 2, the DA’s monitoring of major markets in Metro Manila showed locally produced liempo sells for P394.72 per kilo, while imported liempo is priced at P312.02 per kilo.

Locally produced kasim retails at P341.39 per kilo while imported cuts go for P256.18.

On the other hand, locally produced pigue fetches P342.06 per kilo, while imported ones go for P257.92.

For carrots, locally produced ones sell for P138.56 per kilo, while imported carrots go for P125.45.

In addition to these retail trends, Tiu Laurel said the price of galunggong or round scad has also risen, peaking now at P300 per kilo.

“For galunggong, only a small amount is coming in because there is nothing available from the sources,” he said, adding that recent typhoons were the cause of the supply disruption.

Meanwhile, Sen. Francis Pangilinan lamented that only four out of 132 cases from 2021 to 2025 resulted in the filing of agricultural smuggling complaints with the Department of Justice.