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Large number of pigs imported into Vietnam from Thailand
  • | HNM, Danviet | July 01, 2020 09:02 PM
A batch of 2,470 pigs from Thailand has been imported into Vietnam.

The intention is to ease high pork prices in the domestic market and increase the number of livestock.

 

2,470 pigs are imported into Vietnam from Thailand through Lao Bao Border Gate on June 30


According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the pigs were imported through Lao Bao Border Gate in the central province of Quang Tri on Tuesday evening.

Of the total figure, 600 are piglets for breeding.

This is the biggest batch of Thai pigs imported into Vietnam since June 12.

Nguyen Xuan Thuy, head of Lao Bao Veterinary Station said that to date 7,830 pigs from Thailand have been imported into Vietnam through Lao Bao Border Gate, including 5,500 piglets.

The station has only four staff who have had to handle a large amount of work related to the pig import. They stayed up late or worked sleeplessly for many days to complete the task.

Thuy added that the pig import process is very strict. Exporting countries have to prove that pigs originate from safe areas without being affected by diseases such as African Swine Fever and hand, foot and mouth.

After arriving in Vietnam, the pigs are quarantined for five days and when the test results are negative, they would then be sent for consumption.

Meanwhile, piglets will be quarantined for 14 days and given vaccinations.

Importers have to find quarantine sites which are required to meet regulations set by the Department of Animal Health.

Vietnam is importing pigs and frozen pork to help ease high pork prices in the local market. With these measures, the country is expected to ensure pork demand in the local market by the end of the third quarter of this year.

Pork prices in many markets in Hanoi still stay at between VND130,000-170,000 per kilo, depending on different kinds.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported that in the first five months of this year, African swine fever resurfaced in 155 communes of 20 cities and provinces, causing nearly 4,000 pigs to be culled.

This has seriously slowed down an increase in livestock which was expected to help ease the domestic market’s pork shortages by the end of the year.

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