Despite real concerns that African swine fever (ASF) will spread to the Kingdom after a recent outbreak in Vietnam, local pig prices have continued to increase over the last few months, the Cambodia Livestock Raisers Association (CLRA) said on Thursday.
CLRA director Srun Poav said the Kingdom’s pig industry had suffered low prices for years.
Having just got back on its feet, it faces another threat in the form of ASF, which has broken out in neighbouring Vietnam. Worried farmers are now thinking twice whether to increase the amount of livestock they rear.
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