New Philippines Feed Import Requirement Could be 'Burdensome' for Industry, USDA Says
The Philippines recently announced a new requirement for imports of certain feed ingredients, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service said in a July report. The country will require importers to submit a “utilization report” to certify that the feed ingredients won’t…
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be “diverted for human consumption or for other purposes,” the report said. USDA said it has received concerns about the “burdensome nature of this new requirement,” which hasn’t been posted on the country's Bureau of Animal Industry website and hasn’t been notified to the World Trade Organization. USDA also said it’s unclear whether the new rule -- which will apply to corn, sorghum, wheat, soya beans, palm whey powder, whole milk powder and other imported ingredients -- will require importers to submit the new report on a per shipment basis, or a monthly or quarterly basis.