Farmers Suffer From Illegal Pig Imports

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ផលិតកម្មផ្នែកកសិកម្ម / កសិកម្ម និង ការនេសាទ / សេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម / ការនាំចូល/អាហរណ / ការចិញ្ចឹមបសុសត្វ / ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម
សភាពាណិជ្ជកម្មកម្ពុជា / សមាគមអ្នកចិញ្ចឹមជ្រូកកម្ពុជា / Cambodia Pig Farmers Association Deputy Director Srun Peu / នាយកដ្ឋានផលិតកម្ម និងបសុព្យាបាលសត្វ / Department of Animal Health and Production Director Kao Phal / Kao Phal / ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម / Ministry of Forestry and Fisheries / Ministry of Smallholder Development Project / Ros Limhy / រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល / Srun Peu / Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development Project

Small pig farmers are struggling to stay in business as illegal imports of pigs from neighbouring countries rise, squeezing them out of the market, industry insiders say.

Srun Peu, deputy director of the Cambodia Pig Farmers Association, an organisation with 4,000 members, said the increase in illegal pig imports from Vietnam was negatively affecting local production, especially on small farms. …

“There are 400 to 500 pigs imported illegally to Cambodia every day,” Srun Peu said.

“It is affecting not only our local pig farmers but also the health of consumers, as there are no quality checks.” …

According to Peu, the Kingdom consumes 4,000 to 5,000 live pigs a day, but local producers can supply only about 3,000 pigs a day. …

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013042565222/Business/farmers-suffer-from-illegal-pig-imports.html