Pig production priority

1 July 2011
The Phnom Penh Post
Agriculture and fishing / Economy and commerce
Cambodia / Cambodia Pig Farmers Association / CamControl / Commerce Minister / Domestic Demand / Expoerts / Farmers / Kong Putheara / Ministry of Commerce / Mong Reththy / Pigs / Porntiva Nakasai / Producers / Srun Pov / Thailand / The Bangkok Post / Uth Sophea / World Trade Organization

Thailand’s reported move to ban exports of live pigs highlights the need to develop a larger Cambodian pig industry, insiders say. The Bangkok Post reported yesterday that Thailand’s Acting Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai had banned the exports in order to bring down its own prices, but experts say Cambodia is dependant on Thai pig imports to meet domestic demand. Cambodia Pig Farmers Association Chairman Srun Pov said that Cambodia now imports more than 1,000 pigs per day from Thailand, though added he was unaware of the ban. Cambodia was at least two years away from producing enough pigs to meet the country’s requirements. Local producers currently produce about 2,000 pigs a day, though actual demand is closer to 4,000 animals, said Srun Pov.

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