PH, Brazil signatures away from ASF pact

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL—Manila and Brasilia are one signature away from implementing a regionalization agreement on African swine fever (ASF) to ensure uninterrupted pork shipments, according to an industry group here. Typically, the Philippine government enforces a country-wide temporary import restriction to prevent the spread of dangerous communicable animal diseases. READ: Marcos raises pork import cap