Thai pig prices plunge as animals unloaded to avoid ASF

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Thai pig farmers are unloading pigs early to avoid being hit by ASF, leading to a 21% plunge in prices compared to the H2 2022 average. In Q4 2022, abattoirs were flooded with pigs weighing less than 100kg, suspected to come from ASF-infected farms, and offered at unusually low prices, said Genesus...

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Regional Correspondent and Assistant Editor Asian Pork Magazine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She explores how China is striving to reach 100% demand fulfilled for pork in ‘How should Asia prepare amid China’s pork miracle?’.