People in the mountainous areas of Nghe An province are restocking their livestock after Tet.
(Baonghean.vn) - During the recent Lunar New Year, many types of livestock in the highlands of Nghe An province were in high demand, so people are focusing on restocking their herds right in January.
At this time, people from the mountainous districts of Ky Son, Que Phong, Quy Chau, Tuong Duong... gather.repopulate herdsHowever, the supply of breeding stock is insufficient to meet demand. This is because during the recent Tet holiday, most households had already sold their pigs, chickens, and fish to the market.
The family of Ms. Vi Thi Huong in Cha Lau village, Nam Giai commune (Que Phong district) recently bought three native black piglets to raise in their pen. Ms. Huong said that during the recent Lunar New Year, her family sold two of the pigs to customers for over 7 million VND. Not wanting to leave the pen empty, after the Tet holiday she immediately bought piglets to raise, however,breeding pigsThey are also scarce, because many people are buying them.
"Native black pigs are easy to raise, and their feed is readily available, so the costs are low. However, they grow slowly, but the selling price is high. Currently, customers buy them at 100,000 VND/kg for pigs weighing over 30 kg," Ms. Huong said.
Mr. Lo Minh Tuong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Giai commune, said: During the recent Tet holiday, people in the commune sold a lot of pigs, chickens, and fish. Due to high customer demand, prices during Tet were slightly higher than usual. Preliminary statistics show that for pigs, people in the commune earned approximately 1 billion VND; for native black chickens, they sold 2.7 billion VND; and about 300 million VND from selling fish raised in ponds. Therefore, after Tet, the supply of pork in the commune is scarce.
"The reason why the native black pigs in Nam Giai commune are popular in the market is because the people raise them using traditional methods, resulting in delicious meat. The grass carp raised here also benefit from a constant flow of water, so the pond water is always clean... The people mainly feed them banana leaves and grass, so the fish meat is delicious. After Tet, the people focus on restocking and taking good care of the animals to create a source of local income," Mr. Tuong said.
According to Mr. Phan Trong Dung, Head of the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of Que Phong District, Tet (Lunar New Year) is an opportunity for people in the district to sell specialty livestock such as black pigs, black chickens, and fish. Therefore, after the New Year, people focus on restocking their herds, making the supply of breeding stock more difficult. In addition, the number of pigs and chickens raised for meat in January has also decreased sharply.
Black chickens and black pigs are native livestock of the highland people. Because the locals mainly raise them on readily available feed sources such as corn, rice, bananas, and cassava, the meat quality is guaranteed. Therefore, pigs here are sold at a high price: pigs weighing 15 kg or less cost 120,000 VND/kg; pigs weighing 16-30 kg/each cost 90,000 VND/kg; and larger pigs cost 70,000 VND/kg.
