Soaring prices: Butcher Pang, 55, putting up the prices of pork, of which the imported ones are cheaper than local supply. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: African Swine Fever (ASF) is the primary bane of the pig-rearing industry and the leading cause behind the sky-rocketing prices of pork in the market, say farmers.
A 2023 outbreak had caused the number of farms in Penang to shrink by 25% as farmers were forced to cull infected livestock, said Penang Pig Farmers Association chairman Wong Fu Sheng.
