Pig prices in Ha Tinh have continuously decreased while feed prices remain high, causing businesses and livestock farm owners to face losses.
In the last months of 2023, pig farmers in the area continued to face many difficulties. Specifically, production costs (prices of piglets, feed, electricity) increased sharply, while the price of live pigs decreased sharply (currently at 48,000 - 49,000 VND/kg).
In addition, some localities in Ha Tinh (Cam Xuyen, Nghi Xuan, Duc Tho) are recording African swine fever, with a high risk of spreading. Accordingly, pig farmers must increase disease prevention costs compared to normal times. If the market in the last months of the year does not show positive signs of improvement, pig farmers will continue to suffer losses.
Farms are facing losses due to falling pork prices and rising production costs.
For many months now, Ha Tinh Agricultural and Forestry Development Joint Stock Company (Phu Loc Commune, Can Loc) has faced many challenges. For a long time, the production chain has been maintained stably by the enterprise at 18 farms in Can Loc, Duc Tho and Nghi Xuan districts. However, due to the difficult market situation, the enterprise has gradually reduced the number of breeding pigs (from 2,700 sows to 2,200, and the number of pigs for meat from 4,000 to 3,200/batch).
According to the report, there was a time when the price of live pigs dropped to 46,000 - 47,000 VND/kg (about 10 days ago), which means that for each commercial pig sold, the enterprise lost about 700,000 VND. Currently, with the price of 48,000 - 49,000 VND/kg, for each pig sold, Ha Tinh Agricultural and Forestry Development Joint Stock Company loses about 500,000 VND. At the end of the year, if the production and business situation does not improve, the enterprise will be very difficult.
The pig farm of Mr. Nguyen Tien Son's family (Cam Son commune, Cam Xuyen) is also facing losses as the price of live pigs "plummets".
Mr. Son said: “The farm has just sold 1,200 commercial pigs at a price of 48,000 VND/kg. With high breeding costs (at the time of stocking, 1.5 million VND/pig), increased production costs, we lose about 500,000 VND for each pig sold. Currently, the price of live pigs has not shown signs of recovery, the price of animal feed is still 30% higher than 2 years ago, along with the risk of disease invasion and difficulties in investment resources, the farm has had to reduce the herd of pigs to the lowest possible level.”
It is known that at this time, Ha Tinh's farm farming accounts for 65% and household farming accounts for 35%. For small-scale pig farmers who have to buy piglets, the situation is even more difficult.
Ms. Phan Thi Hien's family (Tay Son village, Luu Vinh Son commune, Thach Ha) specializes in raising commercial pigs with a scale of 25 - 30 pigs/batch. Recently, the family sold 25 pigs for meat at a price of 50,000 VND/kg, resulting in a loss of 20 million VND.
Ms. Hien said: “With 30 pigs being raised, I spent nearly 40 million VND to buy piglets. In addition, the price of animal feed is also high (25 kg of piglets cost 360,000 VND), plus the cost of disease prevention in livestock has increased, so farmers are having a hard time. If the price of live pigs does not improve in the near future, my family will continue to suffer losses and have to consider temporarily stopping farming."
Officials of the Farmers' Association of Luu Vinh Son commune (Thach Ha) inspected the pig farming model of Ms. Phan Thi Hien's family.
Mr. Phan Quy Duong - Head of Livestock Management Department (Ha Tinh Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine) said: "The total pig herd in the province is currently 400,332, of which 307,700 are pigs. According to calculations, with the current high costs of disease prevention, animal feed..., the price of live pigs must reach 53,000 - 55,000 VND/kg or more for farmers to break even. For livestock farming activities to run smoothly in the last months of the year, pig farm owners in the area need to proactively access information; monitor and analyze market signals, assess prices to make appropriate investment decisions".
According to the industry, the province has just experienced a prolonged period of heavy rain, causing many livestock areas and barns to be flooded, polluting the livestock environment and leaving pathogens in the environment. In addition, the changing weather and reduced resistance of livestock create favorable conditions for disease to invade.
Therefore, when restocking and increasing herds at the end of the year to serve the Lunar New Year market, farm owners need to pay attention to buying breeding animals at reliable and quality addresses in the area. In addition, breeders need to proactively implement disease prevention and control measures; clean and disinfect barns according to the instructions of the professional sector; increase the resistance of livestock...
Thu Phuong - Phan Tram
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