Pig price today March 31: Market tends to stabilize...

In the North

Today's live pig price in the Northern region shows a slight downward adjustment in some provinces.

Specifically, Bac Giang, Yen Bai, Lao Cai, and Ha Nam all recorded a decrease of 1,000 VND/kg, bringing the price of live pigs in these provinces to 66,000 VND/kg, and in Lao Cai it was 67,000 VND/kg.

Meanwhile, many other localities such as Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Thai Binh, Vinh Phuc, Hanoi, Ninh Binh, and Tuyen Quang maintained stable prices.

The common price in this area ranges from 66,000 VND/kg to 68,000 VND/kg, with Thai Binh having the highest price of 68,000 VND/kg.

Local	Price (VND)	Increase/decrease (VND)
Bac Giang	66,000	-1,000
Yen Bai	66,000	-1,000
Lao Cai	67,000	-1,000
Hung Yen	67,000	-
Nam Dinh	67,000	-
Thai Nguyen	67,000	-
Phu Tho	66,000	-
Peace	68,000	-
Ha Nam	66,000	-1,000
Vinh Phuc	66,000	-
Hanoi	67,000	-
Ninh Binh	67,000	-
Tuyen Quang	67,000	-

Pig price today in the North. (Synthesis: Du Y)

Photo: Du Y

In the Central Highlands region

The pig market in the Central and Central Highlands regions is more volatile than in the North, however, the downward trend is also notable.

Hue, Quang Nam, and Binh Dinh all decreased sharply by 2,000 VND/kg.

Quang Tri, Quang Ngai and Khanh Hoa provinces recorded a slight decrease of VND 1,000/kg.

Pig prices in the remaining provinces such as Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Lam Dong, Dak Lak, Ninh Thuan, and Binh Thuan remained unchanged compared to yesterday.

This region recorded a clear differentiation in prices, with Central Highlands provinces such as Lam Dong (VND 73,000/kg) and Dak Lak (VND 70,000/kg) having higher prices than the Central provinces, where prices were commonly at VND 66,000 - 67,000/kg.

Local	Price (VND)	Increase/decrease (VND)
Thanh Hoa	66,000	-
Nghe An	66,000	-
Ha Tinh	66,000	-
Quang Binh	67,000	-
Quang Tri	67,000	-1,000
Hue	67,000	-2,000
Quang Nam	67,000	-2,000
Quang Ngai	67,000	-1,000
Pacify	67,000	-2,000
Khanh Hoa	67,000	-1,000
Lam Dong	73,000	-
Dak Lak	70,000	-
Ninh Thuan	73,000	-
Binh Thuan	73,000	-

Pig price today in the Central and Central Highlands regions. (Synthesis: Du Y)

In the Southern region

In contrast to the North and Central regions, the pig market in the South showed greater stability. Most localities did not record any price changes.

Only Hau Giang recorded a slight decrease of VND 1,000/kg, bringing the price of live pigs in this province down to VND 73,000/kg.

The provinces with the highest prices in the region include Ca Mau (77,000 VND/kg), Can Tho (76,000 VND/kg), Vinh Long, Kien Giang, and Bac Lieu (all 75,000 VND/kg).

The common price in the South remains at 73,000 - 74,000 VND/kg.

Local	Price (VND)	Increase/decrease (VND)
Binh Phuoc	73,000	-
Dong Nai	73,000	-
Ho Chi Minh City	73,000	-
Binh Duong	72,000	-
Tay Ninh	73,000	-
Ba Ria - Vung Tau	73,000	-
Long An	72,000	-
Dong Thap	74,000	-
An Giang	73,000	-
Vinh Long	75,000	-
Can Tho	76,000	-
Kien Giang	75,000	-
Hau Giang	73,000	-1,000
Ca Mau	77,000	-
Tien Giang	74,000	-
Bac Lieu	75,000	-
Tra Vinh	74,000	-
Ben Tre	73,000	-
Soc Trang	75,000	-

Pig price today in the South. (Synthesis: Du Y)

In general, the live hog market on March 31 showed a picture of slight and local fluctuations across the country. While the North and Central regions recorded a downward trend in prices in some provinces, the South maintained relative stability.

African swine fever vaccination rate is low, why?

African swine fever is still complicated. One of the important solutions to prevent and control this disease is vaccination. However, due to many reasons, most livestock farms in Bac Giang province are still indifferent and have not paid attention to vaccinating their pigs, according to Bac Giang newspaper.

African swine fever not only causes heavy economic losses but also costs a lot of money and effort to destroy dead pigs. However, the vaccination rate for pigs in the province is very low. Since the beginning of the year, the whole province has only vaccinated 52 thousand doses of vaccine. The amount of vaccine is mainly purchased by livestock facilities. This result is too modest compared to the total pig herd in the province of more than 786 thousand (the vaccination rate is only 6.6%).

According to Mr. Hoang Van Du, Deputy Head of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, African swine fever is a dangerous infectious disease that spreads quickly and occurs in all pig species, causing serious damage with a mortality rate of up to 100%. The reason for the low vaccination rate against African swine fever is that this is a new vaccine with a high selling price (average 60,000 VND/dose). Meanwhile, the cost of raising pigs has increased recently, many farmers have suffered losses, the epidemic situation is not stable, so many people do not want to invest. In addition, many farm owners are skeptical about the effectiveness, protection and immunity of the vaccine.

In addition, local authorities do not have a support mechanism for farmers to get vaccinated; the policy on supporting post-vaccination risks is unclear. In particular, the authorities have not yet included African swine fever vaccines in the mandatory vaccination program and plan like vaccines for classical swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, etc.

It is estimated that in the coming time, the risk of disease recurrence and widespread spread is still high, especially in small-scale livestock farms or those that have been previously affected by the disease. Authorities recommend that vaccination is a very important measure but must be used according to the manufacturer's instructions. At the same time, it must be combined with other measures such as: Ensuring biosafety in livestock farming, supplementing antibodies, enhancing immunity in disease prevention and control...

Source: https://baodaknong.vn/gia-heo-hoi-hom-nay-31-3-thi-truong-co-xu-huong-on-dinh-hoac-giam-nhe-247779.html