Pig Market Cambodia

 Cambodia Pig Farmers Association

Farmers Suffer From Illegal Pig Imports

April 25th, 2013, The Phnom Penh Post, Agriculture & Agri-business, Business & Commercial Development, Imports, Livestock, News, Trade

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. …

Hor Kimsay

http://www.mpigacmc.com/?com=video

Calculate your Total Feed Efficiency now

Download theAndroid Tablet App here: English version | German version | Spanish version

- See more at: http://www.totalfeedefficiency.com/pag_calculator.php#sthash.yJgfjrpl.dpuf



https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skindustries.topigs.efficiency&feature=more_from_developer



The TOPIGS Total Feed Efficiency app gives you insights into the total efficiency of your pig production. This TFE app calculates the feed used to produce one kilo of pork from rearing the sows until delivery of the pigs to the slaughterhouse.

Insights from this app will help you to reduce feed losses. End result: less feed needed per kilo of pork. Visit www.totalfeedefficiency.com for more info about Total Feed Efficiency and the benefits TOPIGS genetics provides in this area.

The pig breeds of Leandre, Late White and Yorkshire were imported from other countries to Kampong Speu for the domestic food market. All of these breeds are easy to draw and grow schnell.Nahrung for these races is corn, beans, shell and small fish.
Production: 110,479 pigs per year (made by a company and many family businesses).
Producers: There are 56 pig farms, consisting of a total of 32,719 pigs. A pig farmer association comprises 25 family members, especially in the districts of Phnom Srouch and Børseth in Kampong Speu province.
Market: Kampong Speu, Koh Kong, Kandal, Preah Sihanouk province and Phnom Penh.
Duration of the pig: It takes about six months, until the pigs weigh 80-100 kg / head.