Philippines-Meat and tuna exports.

Tuna exports may have declined in General Santos but the exports of livestock and frozen meat have not been badly hit. Some P3.3 billion worth of livestock and assorted frozen meat products have been shipped out from General Santos City.

In his annual state of the city address, Mayor Pedro Acharon pointed out that the city sent out P1.4 billion worth of livestock and P1.9 billion worth of assorted frozen meat products.

General Santos City was the second-largest swine producer last year, next only to Bulacan province, and it has several swine farms accredited to export cut pork meat products to Singapore.

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