Double-digit annual growth rates for the processing of sausage and hot-dog meat products are reported by the US department of agriculture’s foreign service to be powering a market move in the Philippines. Over the last 3 years, local hot-dog/sausage production is estimated to have grown by 12.4% annually. Imports of pork fats and of sausage casings have grown significantly to meet the trend and there has been a boost to overall meat consumption among the 90-million human population nationwide.
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics data show an uptake of around 1.2 million tons of pigmeat per year nationally, equivalent to about 14kg per person/year compared with only 3.5kg for chicken. Output by the pig sector in the Philippines rose by 2.7% in 2007, taking registered slaughterings above 10 million and annual pork output to more than 1.5 million tons.
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