Vietnam sets future livestock production goals

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Tong Xuan Chinh, Deputy Director of the Department of Livestock Production, said that as of August 2022, the total pig herd in the country was about 28.7 million heads. The country's live pork output in the first 8 months is estimated at 2.94 million tons. It is expected that from now until the end of 2022, the output of live pigs for slaughter is estimated at 350,000 tons/month.