Govt importing live pigs from Sarawak to stabilise supply, Dewan Rakyat hears


KUALA LUMPUR: The government has started importing live pigs from Sarawak as part of its intervention measures to stabilise supply and prices, with new applications from exporters also in the pipeline, says Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup

The Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister said a total of 1,600 live pigs have already arrived at Port Klang for slaughter, helping to offset reduced local output due to African swine fever (ASF).

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