Pig price remains stable, still below 60,000 VND/kg, worries about smuggling

The price of live pigs today, January 29, has slowed down nationwide after many days of rising, fluctuating between 52,000 - 58,000 VND/kg.

Pig price today, January 29: Pig price remains stable, still below 60,000 VND/kg, worries about smuggling. (Source: VOV)

Pig price today January 29

*́ Pig prices in the Northern region remained stable today.

Currently, live pigs in the provinces of Nam Dinh, Vinh Phuc, Ninh Binh and Tuyen Quang are being purchased at the lowest price in the region of 57,000 VND/kg.

Traders in the remaining localities maintained live pig trading at 58,000 VND/kg.

Today's live pig price in the North is around 57,000 - 58,000 VND/kg.

* The pig market in the Central and Central Highlands regions has not recorded any new changes in price.

Accordingly, the price of live pigs in the provinces of Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan is 54,000 VND/kg, the lowest in the region.

Meanwhile, the three provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh have the highest live pig price of 56,000 VND/kg.

The remaining provinces maintained stable live pig trading at 55,000 VND/kg.

Currently, the price of live pigs in the Central and Central Highlands regions is around 54,000 - 56,000 VND/kg.

* In the Southern region, pig prices also stagnated following the general trend.

Specifically, traders in Dong Nai are purchasing live pigs at the corresponding price of 56,000 - the highest in the region.

The remaining localities in the region have stable pork prices in the range of 52,000 - 55,000 VND/kg.

The price of live pigs in the Southern region today fluctuates between 52,000 - 56,000 VND/kg.

* The leader of Dong Nai Livestock Association said that because the cost of raising pigs in Cambodia is lower than in Vietnam, smuggling may occur.

The price of Vietnamese live pigs is currently at 55,000 - 56,000 VND/kg, while Cambodian live pigs sold to smugglers into our country are only at 42,000 - 45,000 VND/kg.

“The cost of raising pigs is currently too high. The price of meat powder, the main ingredient in animal feed in Vietnam, is up to 6,000 VND/kg, while the price of this type of meat powder in Cambodia is only about 3,000 VND/kg, half the price.

In addition, the supply of pork from Cambodia has increased sharply in recent years while demand is not high, so they are looking for ways to sell to Vietnam for consumption," said Mr. Nguyen Tri Cong, Chairman of Dong Nai Livestock Association.

This situation increases the risk of infection and spread of dangerous diseases such as African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, avian influenza... as well as the risk of animals being fed banned substances to stimulate growth, seriously affecting the livestock industry and people's health.

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