Supply of pork meets demand for Tet holiday

Source: cand.com.vn Natural disasters and diseases have significantly reduced the supply of pork. As of now, the supply of pork in the market mainly comes from breeding enterprises, while households have almost nothing left to sell. However, according to Mr. Nguyễn Kim Đoán, Vice President of the Đồng Nai Livestock Association, the supply of pork in the southern market is still sufficient to meet the needs of people during the Tet holiday. Mr. Đoán informed that Đồng Nai province alone has over 5 million pigs, accounting for 1/5 of the total pig herd in the country. Other localities also have approximately 10 million pigs. Enterprises and farmers are actively restocking to ensure there is no shortage of meat during the Tet holiday. In addition, the number of pigs that have reached the stage of being taken out of the barn, typically weighing 80-100kg, are bought in, fattened, and then sold in the market, which can increase the total output by about 10-15%, enough to supply the Tet ...