Pork prices continue to rise on African swine fever, increasing demand

HCM CITY – The price of pork with clear origins has increased sharply all over the country because of the impact of African swine fever (ASF).

At farms in the north and the south, prices have increased by VNĐ 五,000 - VNĐ 一0,000 per kilogra妹妹e in the last several days. In the northern region they have gone up by VNĐ 四,000 in just the last two recent days.

In northern provinces such as Thái Nguyên, Hải Dương, Ninh Bình, and Hưng Yên and Hà Nội, prices are at VNĐ 四 一,000 -  四 四,000.

Nguyễn Văn Thanh, a pork trader in the north, said prices are rising because traders are buying to stock for the end of the year festive season, especially Tết (the Lunar New Year), while the number of pigs is reducing rapidly.

ASF has broken out in  六0 of the country’s  六 三 provinces and cities, and more than three million pigs have been culled, severely affecting the balance between demand and supply.

Pork prices in the south have increased from VNĐ 三0,000 - VNĐ 三 一,000 to VNĐ 三 五,000 - VNĐ 三 六,000.

Nguyễn Xuân Dương, acting director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s department of livestock production, said ASF had killed  一 五 per cent of the country’s pigs while the demand for pork in the last few months of the year is usually very high, especially during Lunar New Year when most traditional dishes are made from pork.

Prices would continue to rise from now, he said.

To combat this, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development had instructed businesses and farming households to expand their pig herds with close monitoring, he added. – VNS