HANOI (Xinhua): Vietnam will allow the import of live pigs for the first time in a bid to counter the increasing live hog prices in the domestic market, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The move is attributable to the complex developments of the Covid-19 pandemic and rising pork prices, Vietnam News Agency quoted Deputy Agricultural Minister Phung Duc Tien as saying on Friday (May 29), noting that the import will be under tight monitoring to prevent its negative impacts on the local market.
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