The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Monday urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to regulate the volume of imported chicken until local demand and supply stabilize.

In an interview, Trade Undersecretary for Cosumer Protection Group Ruth Castelo also called on retailers to lower retail prices of chicken to P100 per kilogram (kg) as farmgate prices already reached P38/kg in some areas of the country.

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