Philippines Imposes 60-Day Pork Import Restrictions; Country Is Brazil’s Largest Buyer

The Department of Agriculture of the Philippines announced on Monday (9) that it had imposed a 60-day restriction on certain pork imports to protect domestic producers, a move that could potentially affect Brazil, which counts the Asian country as its largest market for pork exports.

Local producers suffered losses of $441.25 million (R$2.43 billion) in the first seven months of the year, the ministry said in a statement.

“Preliminary findings show that the increase in pork imports is putting severe pressure on our local producers,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said.

Between January and September, Brazil exported 271,600 metric tons of pork to the Philippines, accounting for nearly 25% of all Brazilian pork exports during the period, according to Brazilian government data.

Data obtained and processed by Datamar not only support the assessment above but also add another layer of detail: the vast majority of pork shipments to the Philippines are concentrated at terminals in southern Brazil, with Portonave standing out at 4,694 TEUs between January and September 2026.

The chart below shows the share of the main terminals handling these shipments:

Top Terminals for Pork Exports to the Philippines | Jan-Sep 2026 | TEUs

Source: DataLiner – explore our trade data

Source: Folha de S.Paulo — C-Level

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