Swine Marketing in South Vietnam

Excerpts from the report Introduction: The Vietnam swine industry has programs underway to increase hog production and production efficiency. These programs include importation of breeding stock, better feed efficiency through improved management practices and use of imported feeds and protein supplements, and larger litter size through better management accompanied by use of antibiotics to control disease. To adequately support these programs, the swine marketing system must be able to handle a larger supply of hogs efficiently. Changes may be needed to make the marketing system more efficient. If changes in the marketing system are to be successful, they need to be consistent with the Vietnamese cultural beliefs and practices. Therefore, a descriptive picture of the makeup of the present swine marketing system is necessary. One of the objectives of this report will be to provide such a descriptive picture from interviews with various people or associations who represent the various segments of the swine marketing channel. Other objectives of this report are to: 1. Estimate price spreads between the various pricing points in the marketing channel. 2. Determine the cost components which comprise price spreads. 3. Suggest possible problem areas in the marketing system. 4. Recommend improvements in the swine marketing system.本报告引言节选：越南养猪业当前正在推进多项旨在提升生猪产量与生产效率的项目。此类项目涵盖：引进种畜（breeding stock）；通过优化管理实践、使用进口饲料与蛋白质补充饲料，提升饲料利用效率；以及通过优化管理配合抗生素疾病防控手段，扩大母猪产仔窝数。 为充分支撑上述项目的落地实施，生猪营销系统需具备高效承接更大规模生猪供应的能力，因此或需开展相关改革以优化营销系统运行效率。若要确保营销系统改革取得成功，改革方案必须契合越南的文化信仰与社会习俗。故此，对当前生猪营销系统的整体构成进行系统性描述具备现实必要性。本报告的核心目标之一，便是通过访谈生猪营销渠道各环节的代表主体与相关行业协会，采集相关信息以完成该描述工作。 本报告其余目标具体如下： 1. 估算生猪营销渠道内各定价节点间的价格价差（price spreads）； 2. 明确构成价格价差的各项成本组成要素； 3. 梳理生猪营销系统中存在的潜在问题领域； 4. 提出生猪营销系统的优化改进建议。