Friday, May 28, 2010

Vietnam: Livestock "crisis" because of PRRS

28/05/2010
Currently, the purchase price of pig meat in the same household only 17-18000 / kg, in the farms, the higher concentration from 24 to 26,000 VND per kg.

As reported by the Department of Animal Health, on 27 / 5, PRRS continues to drive the new born also in 15 provinces and cities have service. At this point, the infected pigs were up to number approximately 100,000 children. While the disease still tend to develop complex, the negative reaction from the market makes it the farmers millions of hardships. Swine barn to any products but can not consume.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son, Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry Department (MARD) said that, if in the first quarter, raising the national rate reached 3% of the children and 3.5% in volume, this increase relatively high growth, the first step to the second quarter, the rate has declined substantially. Moreover, the consumption of pork is faced mounting difficulties by narrowing the market and supply reduction.

In particular, the Mekong Delta, where large quantities of over 30% of total national population, although not yet appeared, but translated by consumer psychology should start from late April until now, consumption of meat pigs decreased, decrease in the market to 40%. Reduce the consumption of pork pulled pork prices decline, export prices pig pens and pigs price has dropped from 10-20% compared with the period before the outbreak.

Currently, the purchase price of pig meat in the same household only 17-18000 / kg, in the farms, the higher concentration from 24 to 26,000 VND per kg.
"If not quickly be put to service that extends into the third quarter, the situation of domestic pigs will be very bleak. The risk of supply shortages in the coming months is difficult to avoid. The loss of Livestock will continue to increase, "Son worry

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