Swine imports spell the end of good fortune for farmers

23 July 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economy and commerce / Imports / Livestock farming / Trade
Agriculture & Agri-business / Cambodian Pig Raising Association / CPRA / Farmers / farming / Imports / Kandal / Kandal Province / Kao Phal / livestock / livestock farming / MAFF / MAFF's Animal Health and Production Department director / Mong Rithy Group / MRG / Santrea district / Small and medium scale farming / Srun Pov / Svay Rieng / Svay Rieng Province / Thailand border / Trade / Vietnam border

Three years ago, the high prices for pig livestock inspired Chhoeurng Sarun and many other villagers in Svay Rieng province, near the Vietnam border, to go into small-scale farming. …

Imports coming over from the Vietnamese and Thai borders flooded the market, and prices fell. …

Srun Pov, the president of the Cambodian Pig Raising Association in Kandal province, estimated that at least 70 per cent of household pig farmers have called it quits. …

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