# Meat imports threaten domestic livestock industry | VOV.VN

> Vietnam spent US$527 million importing poultry and animal meat in 2017, and cheap imported pork, beef and chicken are pressuring domestic livestock producers. Industry officials say local farming costs are high because most inputs are imported.

- Date: 2018-04-18 · published 2018-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65452-meat-imports-threaten-domestic-livestock-industry-vov-vn
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Cheap meat imports cap domestic livestock prices and reduce demand for locally produced feed, while tariff cuts under FTAs would intensify the pressure.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2025-01-31 | [Tariffs and the Cattle Inventory Report Create Volatility in the Livestock Markets - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8611-tariffs-and-the-cattle-inventory-report-create-volatility-in-the-livestock.md) | +2.3% | +3.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-04-03 | [CME: Livestock Futures Markets Down at Start of W14
						 \| The Pig Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11971-cme-livestock-futures-markets-down-at-start-of-w14-the-pig-site.md) | -2.7% | +15.6% |
| HOGS | 2018-03-23 | [U.S. livestock: CME hogs slump again on cash prices, trade war threat - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66137-u-s-livestock-cme-hogs-slump-again-on-cash-prices-trade-war-threat-grainews.md) | -5.7% | +4.0% |
| HOGS | 2018-03-22 | [U.S. livestock: Trade war risk slams CME hogs - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66142-u-s-livestock-trade-war-risk-slams-cme-hogs-country-guide.md) | -6.7% | +1.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-03-28 | [U.S. livestock: Lean hogs limit down as export sales disappoint - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60238-u-s-livestock-lean-hogs-limit-down-as-export-sales-disappoint-grainews.md) | +2.1% | +12.7% |

## Sources

- english.vov.vn: https://english.vov.vn/en/trade/meat-imports-threaten-domestic-livestock-industry-372892.vov

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