Vissan imports breeders to improve productivity, traceability
Viet Nam Meat Industries JSC (Vissan) brought in 220 GGP from the US which the company said will result in better productivity and lower cost, as well as allow traceability in Vissan’s closed production chain.
Luu Ngoc Giao, Director of Vissan’s swine production farm, said that “importing breeders is an important part in our strategy of developing the productivity and quality of the breeding herd and completes the company’s 3F (Feed-Farm-Food) traceability program.”
Vissan expects to start selling commercial pigs from these breeders in 10 months.
MrGiao said “the price of traceable pork is expected to be lower than the current price”.
The GGPs, which arrived in September, will be stocked in Vissan’s breeding farm in Binh Duong province. Occupying 8.6 ha, the farm, runs a closed farming system and uses the latest technologies in climate and ventilation control, biogas, and waste treatment, allowing it to comply with national farming standards. The farm currently has 1200 sows producing some 26,000 fnishing pigs annually.
The batch consists of Duroc, Landrace and Yorkshire breeds, each animal averaging 50-55kg, which were selected from five breeding farms of Clayton Agri-Marketing, said Vissan CEO Van Duc Muoi. This is the third time the company imported breeding pigs from Clayton Agri-Marketing in 15 years.
Further expension
According to Vissan’s CEO Van Duc Muoi, in its development strategy for 2015-2020, the company expects to be more active in terms of input supply to ensure stable production, enabling a safe food supply chain for the domestic market and exports.
“We are planning for a production of 300,000 finisher swine by 2020. Of which the company will manage 30%, while local farmers compensate the rest,” said MrMuoi.
Vissan, one of the leading food processing companies in the Vietnam, currently holds a 24% share in the market for fresh meat and has the largest safe food supply chain with 445 VietGAP certified meat stalls across the country. The leading pork supplier in Vietnam is also planning to build a feed facility, targeting the domestic and regional hog market.
Source:www.asian-agribiz.com
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