CAN THO – After rising for a couple of weeks, the price of live pigs in the Mekong Delta and the southeastern region have sharply fallen although the Lunar New Year holiday as the high season of food consumption has 10 days to go. Speaking with the Daily, Nguyen Tri Cong, chairman of the Dong Nai Livestock Association, said live pig prices in Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces over the past three... 

Since the use of pig weight gain substances was detected at several farms, live pig prices in the Mekong Delta have plunged deeply, sending farmers into a tailspin. Pig prices in Tien Giang, Long An, Vinh Long and Dong Thap have continued the downward spiral for almost a half month. Traders are buying lean pigs at VND43-43.5 million a ton, and those with more fat at VND40-41 million, dropping VND4-6... 

Live pig prices in some southern provinces now stand at VND42,000-44,000 per kilo, a sharp fall from VND52,000 a kilo just a few weeks ago, causing severe losses to farmers. The live pig is now sold at VND46,000-48,000 a kilo in An Giang and VND45,000-46,000 in Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta, dropping VND4,000-5,000 per kilo against early this month. Meanwhile, in Dong Nai, the province with the nation’s...