required report public distribution date 10 27 2006 gain number rp6056 philippines dairy and products annual approved by emiko purdy fas manila prepared pia abuel ang highlights despite continuing government industry efforts to increase production philippine milk remains at less than one percent of total requirements with import filling most the supply imports declined significantly last year due mainly tight rising prices in world market nfdm are expected remain sluggish this while wmp forecast recover driven re exports region includes psd changes yes trade matrix no rp1 rp usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 12 unclassified executive summary high