Duong said that the market demand for pork regularly increased by 25 percent ahead of the Tet holiday. If there were no sudden diseases or extreme weather conditions which might affect pork supply, the supply would meet market demand, Duong said.

There will be enough pork to meet demand for the Lunar New Year holiday.

The department’s statistics showed that pork output reached 3.81 million tonnes in 2018, an increase of 2.2 percent over last year.

In some provinces and cities like Dong Nai, Hanoi, Thai Nguyen and Ha Nam, pig husbandry has shifted from scattered scale to large-scale production.

Pork prices after tumbling to a ten-year low of 35,000-38,000 VND per kilogramme (live weight) a year ago started to recover from April to 50,000-58,000 VND in the third quarter of this year, then eased to currently 44,000-50,000 VND.

The department targeted to keep pork prices at around 40,000-45,000 VND in 2019.

Duong said that disease prevention would be enhanced together with promoting safe pig raising and slaughtering.

The focus would be placed on developing pig production chains and gradually reducing scattered production to ensure food hygiene and safety and promote exports of high-value products.

Tin Nhiem cooperatives prepares clean pork for Tet

(BGO) – Luu Van Nhiem, Director of Tin Nhiem Clean Food Service and Livestock Breeding Cooperative in Dong Son commune, Bac Giang city, said that he will open an additional 10 pork selling shops in the city besides maintaining seven existing kiosks. The cooperative is carrying out procedures to inaugurate the new food stores.

 

Pork in grapefruit leaves and local sticky rice cake: Muong delicacy

Many people are familiar with grilled pork, but far fewer have ever tasted grilled pork wrapped in grapefruit leaves. The dish is even unfamiliar to many food connoisseurs in Viet Nam, but not for the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh Province, the third largest among Viet Nam’s 53 minority groups. 

 

Pork Summer Roll - A specialty of Da Nang

Pork Summer Roll is a specialty of Da Nang that satisfies even the most demanding gourmet. Made from common meat such as pork, this dish has gained a universal reputation in Da Nang and many other regions in Vietnam.

 

Pork prices set to rise as year-end supply dwindles

As the number of pig breeding households continues to drop, a shortage of live pigs could result in high pork prices later this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 

Forum seeks to promote export of Vietnamese pork

The ‘Vietnam Pork Export Promotion Forum 2017’ was recently held for the first time in Hanoi with the aim of seeking solutions to problems during the export of Vietnamese pork.

 

Source: VNA