Vietnam to Import Live Pigs for Slaughter for First Time
- Country allows imports of live pigs for meat for first time
- Nation already permits imports of live sows for breeding
Cuts of pork for sale at a market in Hanoi.
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Vietnam is allowing imports of live pigs for slaughter for the first time as the country grapples with record prices of hogs and pork because of a resurgence of African swine fever, according to the agriculture ministry.
The Southeast Asian country has already increased imports of breeding sows and frozen pork in a bid to cool prices of the staple food for its population of more than 90 million. The wholesale cost of live hogs reached an all-time high of 103,000 dong ($4.42) a kilogram last week, threatening to fuel inflation.