The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in cooperation with the People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province, held the conference “Development of Livestock by the End of 2022 and Promotion of Investment in Livestock Development Along the Value Chain” on September 23, 2022.

EXCELLENT IN ATTRACTING FDI INVESTMENTS

In the first nine months of 2022, livestock farming continues to develop despite many difficulties, when raw material and input prices are high, and some dangerous infectious diseases of livestock still appear in some places. .

Mr. Tong Xuan Chinh, deputy director of the Animal Husbandry Department, said that the country’s total pig herd was about 28.7 million heads as of August 2022, the country’s live pork production in the first 8 months of the year was estimated at 2.94 million tons . From now until the end of 2022, live slaughter pig production is expected to be estimated at 350,000 tons/month.

Meanwhile, the poultry flock has reached about 530 million pieces, the production of slaughter poultry meat in the first 8 months of 2022 is estimated at 1.35 million tons, egg production is nearly 12.3 billion. From now to the end of 2022, live roast poultry meat production is expected to be over 160,000 tons/month and egg production is estimated to be 1.53 billion eggs/month.

Statistics show that the herd of cows is estimated at almost 6.42 million animals, of which over 339 thousand are dairy cattle. Live beef production is estimated at 324,000 tons, fresh cow milk production is estimated at nearly 786,000 tons, a 10% increase over the same period in 2021.

While in the livestock sector, the number of ranchers has declined sharply due to past losses, foreign companies are still expanding the scale of livestock production in Vietnam and now dominate the production of slaughtered pigs and broilers.

Especially in the meat and livestock industry, De Heus Group invested in the construction of the second machine in Tay Ninh Province with a capital volume of about VND 1,000 billion; Masan is about to invest in the second processing plant in Long An; CP also inaugurated a meat processing factory complex in Binh Phuoc with an investment of over USD 250 million, the largest and most modern scale in Southeast Asia for meat export.

Japfa announced to build a gated complex with an investment of more than 200 million USD in Binh Phuoc after firmly establishing themselves in the field of animal feed and farms. Corporations and companies such as CP, Greenfeed, Japfa, New Hope, Emivest… have carried out investment projects with an enormous amount of capital in the production and processing of animal products.

Specifically, the Joint Stock Company sells more than 5 million pigs, more than 200 million eggs and more than 80,000 tons of broilers annually, accounting for 19.5% of the total pork production and 4% of the total chicken meat production in Vietnam.

Compared with the total number of pigs in the country of about 26.17 million head, it is estimated that one in five pigs sold in the market is a carpenter pig, accounting for 25% of the total animal feed production in Vietnam,

“The year 2020-2022 is a difficult time for Vietnam’s livestock industry, but it is also a particularly exalted time for the industry in attracting FDI investment at an unprecedented level in the industry,” said Mr. Chinh.

BIO-SAFETY IS CORE

According to the Department of Livestock Production, the price of raw materials for animal feed has galloped beyond the livestock industry’s tolerance after almost 2 years, up to this point, the prices of feed ingredients tend to gradually decline. Specifically, in August 2022, the price of corn fell by 20.6%, soybean meal by 16.0% and rice bran extract by 20.3% compared to March 2022.

However, this price is still higher than in August 2021, and the price of finished feed did not decrease significantly in August, since companies are still using high prices for raw materials imported in previous months.

At the same time, the price of gasoline was controlled, so cattle breeding will be cheap in the last months of the year. According to the plan, livestock farming will increase the value of livestock production by 5-6% in 2022 compared to 2021, with the production of all kinds of meat estimated at 6.98 million tons. Pork reached over 4.3 million tons, poultry meat reached over 2 million tons, egg production was estimated at over 18.4 billion eggs (up 4.6%), milk production was over 1.16 million tons (up 8.3 %).

In order to achieve the goal, livestock farming across the country needs to strengthen the application of science and technology in selection, breeding, food processing and stable technology in the coming period to improve livestock production efficiency. Promote the application of modern technology to effectively treat and recycle waste and improve animal husbandry.

In addition, the Department of Animal Production believes that there is a need to focus on the application of science and technology in slaughtering, processing and promoting the consumption of animal products in order to diversify and enhance the value of animal products for the domestic and domestic markets export markets.

Simultaneously building, replication and development of breeding models with high-tech application, circular economy, value chain husbandry, traceability of animal products. providing and building biosecurity breeding models; construction of disease-free breeding facilities and areas; Development of the model of livestock cooperatives in building connection chains; Develop organic farming models, circular economy models in animal husbandry…

In conclusion, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien stressed at the conference, “Biosecurity must be identified as a core factor for sustainable livestock development, and measures must be taken to ensure disease security. Livestock farming will also develop product chains based on food safety criteria in the near future.

The deputy minister said the industry must also focus on perfecting the legal document system and executing the projects well. The livestock industry must focus on solving breeding problems, taking initiative in animal nutrition and improving the breeding environment.

Invest in slaughter and processing at the same time with synchronous solutions. At the same time promoting trade promotion and market development. Livestock farming also needs to apply science and technology to production, and especially promote digital transformation to ensure development.