African swine fever continues to spread More than 3,000 communes in some 300 districts in 48 provinces and cities nationwide have found the virus in pigs.

Việt Nam and Denmark ink deals to unleash potentials of agro-food production

Tân Long Group yesterday signed strategic partnership agreement with six leading Danish companies, which are well-known for turn- key solutions in agriculture.

Pork prices set to rise as year-end supply dwindles

As the number of pig breeding households continues to drop, a shortage of live pigs could result in high pork prices later this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Sedated pigs to be killed, violators punished: official

After the discovery of thousands of pigs injected with sedatives in a large slaughterhouse complex in Củ Chi District, HCM City authorities have ordered the immediate killing of all injected animals.

Nearly 4,000 pigs injected with sedative found in HCM City

About 3,750 pigs at a slaughter house in HCM City tested positive for sedatives, said Phạm Tiến Dũng, head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development inspectorate

Huế farmers protest $2.6m slaughter house

Farmers in central Thừa Thiên-Huế Province are protesting a slaughter project proposed to be built their neighborhood due to concerns about pollution and the loss of farming land.

Slaughter house fined heavily over pollution1

The central city of Da Nang has fined a slaughter centre owned by the Procimex Joint Stock Company VNĐ154 million (US$6.8 million) for discharging toxic fumes into the environment.

HCM City to remove substandard slaughterhouses

The two largest private abattoirs in HCM City, which supply thousands of pigs to the market everyday, will be closed down on June 30. All substandard private abattoirs will also be closed by the end of next year, the municipal People’s Committee said.

City officials to tighten food checks City authorities will strictly inspect large food processing plants, wholesale markets, supermarkets and shopping malls, besides small street vendors to prevent food poisoning during the Tet holiday and festivals.

Animal feed may be tainted Prohibited substances have been found in animal feed and veterinary medicine sold in some Southern provinces and cities, especially in HCM City and Dong Nai Province, an official from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has said.