It was recorded that at rural markets in Lai Vung District in Dong Thap Province, the price of pork fluctuated from VND150,000 to VND170,000 per kilogram, double that in the same period last year. Of which, the pork belly was priced at VND150,000 per kilogram; pork fillet and ham fetched VND170,000 per kilogram; pork chops and pork ribs were sold at VND160,000-VND170,000 per kilogram. Due to insufficient supply, the price of pigs in the Southern market on May 22 increased by VND1,000-VND3,000 per kilogram compared to the previous day, hovering around VND97,000-VND100,000 per kilogram. According to traders, the price of pigs will exceed VND100,000 per kilogram and pigs will be unavailable shortly because supply is exhausting. Mr. Quoc Hung, a farmer in Mang Thit District in Vinh Long Province, said that his pig farm is currently empty as the African swine fever epidemic killed 20 sows and 200 market hogs. Now the price of pigs highly increases but he does not have pigs to sell. He is planning to repopulate his pig herd but remaining hesitant because he does not know whether the disease will recur or not, at the same time, the price of piglets is extremely high at… Read full this story
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