The southern province of Dong Nai is currently farming more than 1.4million pigs and 13 million chickens, an increase of over 1 millionapiece from a year before, according to the provincial VeterinarySub-department.
Such a leap is attributable to price increases over the past year, encouraging farmers to expand their operations.
Each day, Dong Nai farmers supply the market with nearly 7,000 pigs(equivalent to about 700 tonnes), 84,000 chickens (over 120 tonnes), 1.7million chicken eggs, and 1.1 million quail eggs.
Dong Nai is among the top food purveyors in the south of Vietnam with60-70 percent of its pigs and chickens sold in Ho Chi Minh City andneighbouring provinces.
Local pork and chicken meatare priced 2,000-3,000 VND (0.09-0.14 USD) per kilogramme higher thanthose of other provinces due to its superior quality, the VeterinarySub-department said.
It added that almost allchickens, quails, and pigs in the province are raised at farms, notingthat 2,800 books were handed over to local farms by the end of Februaryto assist them in recording their livestock.
Theagency has so far recognised 263 farming facilities as free of disease,including 152 chicken farms and 111 pig farms. The recognition was saidto help awarded farms secure contracts and easily deliver products.-VNA
Such a leap is attributable to price increases over the past year, encouraging farmers to expand their operations.
Each day, Dong Nai farmers supply the market with nearly 7,000 pigs(equivalent to about 700 tonnes), 84,000 chickens (over 120 tonnes), 1.7million chicken eggs, and 1.1 million quail eggs.
Dong Nai is among the top food purveyors in the south of Vietnam with60-70 percent of its pigs and chickens sold in Ho Chi Minh City andneighbouring provinces.
Local pork and chicken meatare priced 2,000-3,000 VND (0.09-0.14 USD) per kilogramme higher thanthose of other provinces due to its superior quality, the VeterinarySub-department said.
It added that almost allchickens, quails, and pigs in the province are raised at farms, notingthat 2,800 books were handed over to local farms by the end of Februaryto assist them in recording their livestock.
Theagency has so far recognised 263 farming facilities as free of disease,including 152 chicken farms and 111 pig farms. The recognition was saidto help awarded farms secure contracts and easily deliver products.-VNA
