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Latest Global Pig Industry News
News from Viet Nam
Friday, November 20, 2009
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.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Pork with Anabolic Steroid Found in HCM City VIET NAM - More than 10 per cent of pork tested in Ho Chi Minh City this year has been found containing clenbuterol that was fed to the animal to keep their meat lean, officials said Wednesday.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Viet Nam Pushes to Reform Meat Processing Industry VIET NAM - The Vietnamese government is pushing to reform and modernise its meat processing industry.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Hypor Lands in Viet Nam VIET NAM - Hypor, the pig breeding division of Hendrix Genetics, announced today that their first delivery of GGPs/GPs to Viet Nam arrived on 30 August.
Growing Show for the Promising Vietnamese Market VIET NAM - ILDEX Vietnam 2010 will take place on 25 to 27 March 2010 at The New Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Phu My Hung, Ho Chi Minh City.
Monday, September 07, 2009
HPAI, FMD and PRRS Set to Return to Viet Nam VIET NAM - VIET NAM - Animal health officials predict that foot and mouth disease (FMD), blue-ear disease (PRRS) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) will soon return to the south of the country....
Monday, August 24, 2009
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.
Monday, August 03, 2009
Creek Gets Double Dose of Pig Waste VIET NAM - Inspectors discovered a second pig breeding farm Friday responsible for polluting Ben Van Creek in Binh Duong Province.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
New Move to Boost Food Safety VIET NAM - Officials have proposed that vans are supplied to Hanoi's meat traders in order to improve food safety.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Pig Farm Waste Overflows into Southern River VIET NAM - As a result of heavy rains last week, waste water from a pig breeding farm has polluted Thi Tinh River.
Friday, April 24, 2009
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.
Monday, April 06, 2009
Tariff Rises Have Helped Cut Imports VIET NAM - Tariff hikes have helped to reduce imports of meat and poultry products.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Pig Hijackers Caught in PRRS Quarantine Zone VIET NAM - The authorities have thwarted a pig hijacking an area hit by blue ear disease.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Livestock Diseases Continue to Plague Farmers VIET NAM - Deputy Minister Diep Kinh Tan of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday asked Quang Nam authorities to prioritise prevention of blue-ear disease (or PRRS) among pigs.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Poultry and Livestock Diseases Continue Spreading VIET NAM - Diseases affecting Viet Nam’s fowl and cattle are continuing to spread throughout the country, the Department of Animal Health said at a meeting held in Hanoi yesterday.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Quang Nam Province Ravaged by PRRS VIET NAM - The People’s Committee of the central province of Quang Nam has officially declared the outbreak of blue-ear pig disease in the province and banned all transport, trade, slaughter and the consumption...
Monday, March 02, 2009
PRRS Hits Three Vietnamese Provinces VIET NAM - A blue-ear epidemic in pigs is developing in three Vietnamese provinces, resulting in nearly a thousand of pigs being infected with the blue-ear virus, said the Department of Animal Health under...
Monday, February 23, 2009
Blue Ear and FMD Reported in Viet Nam VIET NAM - Blue ear and foot and mouth diseases occurs in Quang Ninh province.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Trichinellosis Outbreak in Viet Nam VIET NAM - The veterinary authorities have sent an Immediate Notification to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of trichinellosis in pigs.
Monday, January 05, 2009
Capital Clamps Down on Slaughterhouses VIET NAM - Hanoi has tightened controls on slaughtering of poultry, pigs and cattle in the run-up to Tet.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Best Product Innovation Award for Olmix VIET NAM - The 3rd Vietstock show held in Hanoi on 25-27 November had more than 100 exhibitors and was visited by several thousand trade professionals and integrators representing farmers, meat processors,...
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Standards Set for Animal Feeds VIET NAM - Animal feed can contain a maximum of 2.5mg of melamine per kg under a decision issued last Friday by the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Monday, November 17, 2008
Ministry Affirms Move to Intensify Production VIET NAM - The Ministry of Agriculture is encouraging a move from backyard to intensive livestock and poultry production to increase output.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Swine and Chicken Predicament VIET NAM - High input costs, rampant diseases and fallen meat prices jeopardize the livelihoods of local pig and chicken farmers in the Mekong Delta.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Imported Meat Price Stuck VIET NAM – Following the raising the taxes on imported meat, prices still have not changed.

