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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Pork from HCM City Free of Lean Meat Agents VIET NAM - None of the samples of pork and pig organs sold in Ho Chi Minh City's markets contained clenbuterol and salbutamol, the lean-meat additives banned in breeding animals, the HCM City Department...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Japfa Hypor Genetics Company a FactVIET NAM - The joint venture agreement announced in November 2011 between Viet Nam’s leading animal feed producer Japfa Comfeed Long An Ltd (Japfa) and global swine genetics company Hypor B.V. (Hypor)...
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Viet Nam Hog MarketsVIET NAM - Generally, pig production in Vietnam is in difficulty. In late February, Vietnamese officials seized a large portion of illegal agents used for stimulating growth and lean meat production in...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Viet Nam's Middle Class Lifts Food, Feed DemandANALYSIS - The growth in China has garnered a lot of attention lately, but China's neighbour - Viet Nam - is another emerging market that is building our global middle class and increasing grain demand,...
Friday, April 20, 2012
Groundbreaking Event for Premix Plant in Viet NamVIET NAM - On 4 April 2012, BIOMIN Viet Nam held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new premix plant at Viet Nam – Singapore Industrial Park 2 (VSIP 2) in Binh Duong province.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tainted Pig Feed Ingredients Seized in Viet NamVIET NAM - Viet Nam’s environment police today seized 12 tons of contaminated Chinese-origin materials for pig feed from a Ho Chi Minh City firm on suspicion of banned steroids content.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Pork Tests Confirm Serious Steroid ProblemVIET NAM - Husbandry authorities announced last week that many samples taken from pork, pigs and their feed nationwide tested positive for banned steroids.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Meriden Exhibits at Ildex Viet NamVIET NAM - Meriden Animal Health Limited exhibited at Ildex Viet Nam last week, welcoming the opportunity to greet old and new customers alike.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Use of Banned Chemical in Pig Rearing ConfirmedVIET NAM - Police in Dong Nai Province on Friday confirmed that a banned substance has been used by the local pig rearing industry.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Meriden to Exhibit at Ildex Viet NamVIET NAM - Meriden Animal Health Limited will be exhibiting at Ildex Viet Nam from 22 to 24 March 2012.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
No Cause for Worry on Pork Quality in MarketVIET NAM - Phung Huu Hao, Deputy Director of the Department of Quality Control for Agricultural, Forestry and Aquatic Products, announced on 15 March that there is no need to worry about pork quality,...
Friday, March 16, 2012
Viet Nam Implored to Boycott Poisonous PorkVIET NAM - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has called for increased publicity concerning the use of steroids used to produce unnaturally heavy pigs so that residents shun the...
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Genesus Global Market Report - Viet NamVIET NAM - According to calculations by Department of Livestock, meat production in January across the country continued to rise from 8-10 per cent, estimated at about 440 thousand tons of total meat (pork...
Monday, March 12, 2012
Pigs Made Heavier with Risky Chemical Use VIET NAM - Agricultural authorities in a southern Vietnamese province have asked police to investigate the use of an illegal chemical to produce super-heavy pigs, while inspectors have been accused of...
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Livestock Company Opens Feed FactoryVIET 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...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Viet Nam Hog MarketsVIET 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,...
Friday, December 16, 2011
US Corn Mission Sees Potential in Viet NamVIET 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...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Viet Nam Seizes 2.5 Tons of Illegal, Rotten Pork VIET NAM - More than 1.5 tons of pork and pig entrails without documents of origin were found Sunday on a minibus arriving in Ho Chi Minh City from central Viet Nam.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Investments to Help Sustain Global Market DemandVIET 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...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Viet Nam Hog MarketsVIET 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.
Friday, October 14, 2011
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.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
TOPIGS Genetics to Viet NamVIET NAM - Vietnamese company Thiên Thuan Tưng will start breeding TOPIGS genetics for the Vietnamese market. With the signing of the contract, top level genetics will now become available for...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Small-Scale Farmers Remain Crucial to Pork IndustryVIET NAM - A project that evaluated pig production and marketing in Vietnam shows that supply shortages could be responsible for the current high prices of pork in the country.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
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.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Production Starts at Chinese Company's Feed MillVIET NAM - Chinese company, Sichuan Tequ Group, has officially commenced production of animal feed in Viet Nam's northern Bac Giang province.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Biomin.net Now Available in VietnameseVIET NAM - Biomin has now launched a Vietnamese version of the corporate web site.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Vietnamese Hog MarketVIET 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,...
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Food Company Drops Retail Price of PorkVIET NAM - Vissan Food Company has reduced pork prices in order to boost consumption.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
JV Signed to Establish Pig Genetics CompanyVIET NAM - Viet Nam’s leading animal feed producer Japfa Comfeed Long An Ltd (Japfa) and global swine genetics company Hypor B.V. (Hypor) have signed an agreement to establish a quality high health pig...
Monday, July 25, 2011
Consumers Swap from Pork to ChickenVIET NAM - Big price rises for pork are causing many people to purchase chicken, which has fallen in price.
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