Livestock Company Opens Feed Factory
VIET NAM - The Hong Ha Nutrition Joint stock Co, a private Vietnamese firm, yesterday inaugurated an advanced animal feed production line to raise its capacity to 400,000 tonnes per year, becoming the...

Viet Nam Hog Markets
VIET NAM - Throughout 2011, the large price increase in pork has been quite pronounced amongst the livestock product groups. From early 2011 until now, all prices for livestock products increased continuously,...

US Corn Mission Sees Potential in Viet Nam
VIET NAM - The rapidly increasing entrepreneurial spirit witnessed in Viet Nam encouraged participants of the US Grains Council’s Corn Mission about future opportunities for US agricultural products...

Investments to Help Sustain Global Market Demand
VIET NAM - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week (16 November) that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing in approximately 70 US agricultural organizations to help expand...

Viet Nam Hog Markets
VIET NAM - This week's global hog market report focuses on Viet Nam and has been prepared by Ron Lane, Senior Consultant Genesus China and Genesus Viet Nam and Meggie Vo, Research Assistant.

Meat Prices Fall as Supplies Grow
VIET NAM - Pork prices are falling as greater supplies reach the market from domestic producers, and other meat prices are also declining.

Viet Nam Ag Ministry Seeks Help for Meat Producers
VIET NAM - The agriculture ministry is considering tax incentives and other support for the animal husbandry sector in order to bring down food prices, news website VnExpress reported Sunday.

Vietnamese Hog Market
VIET NAM - Between 1996 and 2006, Viet Nam’s pork production more than doubled (132 per cent) as the result of constant growth from small farms, specialised pig households and the large-scale farms,...

Food Company Drops Retail Price of Pork
VIET NAM - Vissan Food Company has reduced pork prices in order to boost consumption.

Consumers Swap from Pork to Chicken
VIET NAM - Big price rises for pork are causing many people to purchase chicken, which has fallen in price.

High Prices Encourage Meat Imports
VIET NAM - There has been a significant rise in frozen meat imports, especially poultry meat but also pork and beef, as importers take advantage of higher domestic prices.

Viet Nam Gets Help Establishing Fair Trade Rules
VIET NAM - Viet Nam is building a solid foundation of laws and notification procedures regarding food, animal health and plant health with assistance from the US Grains Council and the Food and Agriculture...

Small Pig Producers Bring Home the Bacon
VIET NAM - In Viet Nam, small pig farmers raising 10 or fewer animals near their village households can remain competitive with larger pig producers if they continue to exploit their advantages over larger...

Work Starts on First Large-Scale Pig Complex
VIET NAM - Work has started on the country's first large-scale industrial-agricultural complex in Dong Nai province.

USGC Vietnamese Swine Programme Yields Sales
VIET NAM - Leading Vietnamese agriculture industry representatives traveled to the United States focused on the use of US corn, sorghum, distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and corn gluten...

Livestock Review: Viet Nam
VIET NAM - This weekly International Egg and Poultry Review report by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), looks at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This...

Blue Ear Epidemic Makes Farmers Wary
VIET NAM - Pig farmers are gradually returning to pig production following the recent epidemic of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS), which cost more than US$1 million in just one pr...

Minister Warns PRRS May Cause Pork Shortages
VIET NAM - The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc Phat, has urged northern Bac Giang province to clamp down on blue ear pig disease (porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome; PRRS)...

PRRS Strikes Six Areas; Ton of Pork Seized
VIET NAM - Police in the northern province of Hai Duong have confiscated more than a ton of pork and pork fat of unknown origins, which was set to be transported to Hai Phong City.

Canada Helps Viet Nam Improve Safety in Processing
VIET NAM - The Canada International Development Agency (CIDA) has kicked off a three-year project worth USD 17 million to help six cities and provinces in Viet Nam to produce safe pork.

ILDEX Viet Nam 2010: Solutions for Sustainable Growth
VIET NAM - ILDEX Viet Nam 2010 says it is ready to offer technology and business solutions for Viet Nam’s livestock, dairy, meat-processing, and aquaculture industries.

Viet Nam Reviews Livestock Sector to Meet Demand
VIET NAM - A review of the livestock industry is under way.

Animal Production Higher in 2009
VIET NAM - The latest farm census reveals increases in animal numbers (except buffalo and oxen, for which the count was lower) and the production of meat and eggs compared to the previous year.

Producers under Pressure from Fall in Prices
VIET NAM - The recent fall in pork prices is predicted to put more pressure on producers.

Livestock Businesses in Need of More Support
VIET NAM - Although the domestic livestock industry has seen significant developments, many businesses demand a tighter control over the import of animal products and more assistance from the state to...

Interest in US Feed Grains Grows in Viet Nam
VIET NAM - The Council hosted approximately 120 commercial swine producers for the Swine Industry Symposium in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, this week.

Viet Nam Pushes to Reform Meat Processing Industry
VIET NAM - The Vietnamese government is pushing to reform and modernise its meat processing industry.

New Opportunity for US Feed in Viet Nam
US - Transportation is a key factor when it comes to US agricultural exports and now Vietnam has been afforded expanded access through a new shipping line.

Swine Producers Increase Overall Capacity
VIET NAM - The US Grains Council has been working in the Vietnamese swine industry in order to expand the use of US feed grains and their co-products.

Tariff Rises Have Helped Cut Imports
VIET NAM - Tariff hikes have helped to reduce imports of meat and poultry products.