Source: 5mpublishing
Surging pig imports from Thailand have pushed down prices and led to the closure of hundreds of pig farms, sector representatives said Friday as they called for the government to slash import quotas, according to Phnom Penh Post.
Curtis Hundley, chief of party for USAID's Cambodia MSME Strengthening Project, told a forum last week that authorised imports had surged over the last two years as importers filled a daily import quota of 800 pigs.
He said: "This surge, from an estimated 2,000 Thai pigs in 2007 to 300,000 in 2008 and 2009 has caused the closure of hundreds of swine businesses in Cambodia.
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