‘Bangus’ growers struggle as prices fall, costs rise

CALASIAO, PANGASINAN, Philippines — “Bangus” (milkfish) producers are struggling to recover their production costs as expenses rise and farm-gate prices of the country’s national fish decline. The sharp drop in farm-gate prices from P200 to P125 per kilogram on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 highlighted a growing challenge for the province’s bangus industry: higher production