# Livestock Faces Difficulties Shortly Before Lunar New Year

> Pork and broiler chicken prices in Vietnam have fallen sharply ahead of the 2027 Lunar New Year, while feed costs remain high. Farmers and companies are cutting output or pausing herd restocking, with live pig prices in some areas reported at 43,000 VND/kg, and feed prices up about 20% since early 2026. African swine fever outbreaks are worsening.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-05T13:35:26.168Z
- Category: disease · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81840-livestock-faces-difficulties-shortly-before-lunar-new-year
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Vietnamese hog and chicken output reduces feed demand for corn and meal, while high feed costs squeeze the sector and push imports of feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- HOGS: bearish ▼
- CHICKEN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2020-04-02 | [U.S. livestock: Hog futures drop to 3-1/2 year low - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6598-u-s-livestock-hog-futures-drop-to-3-1-2-year-low-grainews.md) | -12.8% | +1.7% |
| HOGS | 2017-03-14 | [Bans on poultry product imports bear watching by U.S. livestock producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72134-bans-on-poultry-product-imports-bear-watching-by-u-s-livestock-producers.md) | -1.5% | -9.1% |
| HOGS | 2019-12-10 | [BOABC Viewpoint - China Livestock and Feed Report - CnAgri-China Agriculture Consultant](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55592-boabc-viewpoint-china-livestock-and-feed-report-cnagri-china-agriculture.md) | +8.8% | +8.6% |
| HOGS | 2023-11-30 | [Diseases threaten the livestock industry in the Mekong Delta](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16137-diseases-threaten-the-livestock-industry-in-the-mekong-delta.md) | -2.2% | -3.5% |
| HOGS | 2019-04-25 | [LIVESTOCK MARKETS: Poultry poised to be king of proteins](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59707-livestock-markets-poultry-poised-to-be-king-of-proteins.md) | -1.4% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- vietnam.vn: https://www.vietnam.vn/pt/chan-nuoi-gap-kho-ngay-truoc-mua-tet

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