According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), this is the largest batch of live pigs imported from Thailand after the MARD’s approval for their import.

Nearly 5,800 gilts and more than 3,800 live pigs for slaughter have been imported through the Lao Bao Border Gate since early this year.

Imported pigs will be tested within five days before being sold to the market while gilts and breeding pigs will be quarantined for 14 days and vaccinated for farming.

Nearly 5,800 gilts and more than 3,800 live pigs for slaughter have been imported through the Lao Bao Border Gate since early this year.

Besides the import of live pigs, enterprises have imported over 90,000 tonnes of pork since early this year to ensure the stable supply of pork on the domestic market.

The relevant ministries and sectors have strived to implement measures to pull down the domestic prices of live hog through re-herding and importing frozen pork and live pigs.

Vietnam to immediately begin importing live pigs from Thailand

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has given the green light to the importation of live pigs from Thailand for farming and slaughter, starting from June 12.

Vietnam to import live pigs to cut live hog prices at home

Vietnam will allow the import of live pigs for the first time in a bid to counter the skyrocketing live hog prices in the domestic market, said an agricultural official.

Vietnamese, Dutch firms cooperate in high-quality breeding pig project

The De Heus group of the Netherlands and Hung Nhon Group operating in the southern province of Binh Phuoc have set up a joint venture to invest in a 1.5-trillion VND (64.1 million USD) high-tech pig breeding project in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. 

Pig skin cake – a treat not to be missed

‘Banh da lon’ (literal translation “pig-skin cake”) can easily be found in many places in Vietnam in local markets or on the streets.

Weirdest pig breeds in the world

  

Source: NDO