Philippines: Additional Recordkeeping Requirements Imposed on Imported Feed Ingredients

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   RP2023-0069
On August 23, 2023, the Philippine Department of Agriculture issued Memorandum Circular No. 37 (2023), an Addendum to the Bureau of Animal Industry Memorandum Circular No. 26 (2021), which requires traders to submit a Feed Utilization Report and other additional information to import feed ingredients that may also be used for human food or other non-feed purposes.

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