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Pigs raised on tea leaves: Thai Nguyen's bid to brand "green-tea pork"
Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry tested blending 1–5% green-tea powder on 72 pigs. It has trademarked "green-tea pork," which commands a 20% higher live-weight price. We explain the branding of Vietnamese livestock and the key points for Japanese sourcing and processing. -
A village wiped out by African swine fever: antibiotic-free mosquito-net pig farming gets underway in Quang Tri
In Binh Thu village, Quang Tri province, where African swine fever (ASF) wiped out almost all the village's pigs, antibiotic-free organic raising has begun using "mosquito-net pig farming," in which netting is draped around the pigsties. According to a report carried by the local agricultural journal Nong nghiep Moi truong on July 25, 2026, the major agricultural-input company Que Lam... -
Feed giant Greenfeed trades pigs online, breaking dependence on middlemen
Greenfeed, Vietnam's fourth-largest feed and pig-farming company, has launched G-Link, an online trading platform for market hogs. We interpret how it will change live-animal trading left to market prices, through to its implications for Japanese meat sourcing. -
Listed Vietnamese BAF breaks ground on a 55-ha closed pig farm: how will procurement quality change
The major listed Vietnamese company BAF has broken ground on a high-tech pig farm in Gia Lai province with a scale of 5,000 sows and 60,000 fattening pigs. We unpack the background to the US$50 million FMO loan and the signals of environmentally conscious livestock farming that Japanese food trading companies and sourcing managers should note.
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