Viet Nam will import 20,000 breeding pigs from Thailand this year, as the country is seeking to rebuild its hog herd battered by an African swine-fever outbreak. Over the next four years, the industry is expected to import over 100,000 breeding pigs to repopulate the country's pig herd following the ASF outbreaks.

Following commitments made by livestock companies in response to government pressure, the price of live pigs and pork not only failed to decrease, it even rose.

Vietnamese businesses have purchased nearly 3,500 tonnes of pork from Russia in an effort to increase supply sources and reduce domestic pork prices that have been skyrocketing on the market for the past few weeks.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that the ministry would request 17 big cattle-breeding firms to reduce pork price.