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By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, March 12: Local pork production in Malaysia is being reinforced through the export of live pigs from Sarawak to Peninsular Malaysia, alongside preventive measures against animal and zoonotic diseases, as the federal government works to boost self-sufficiency.
In a TVS news, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Chan Foong Hing said that the government aims to increase Malaysia’s pork self-sufficiency rate (SSR) to 90 percent by 2030.
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“The pork SSR in 2024 averaged 67.8 per cent. This indicates that part of our domestic demand still relies on imports to meet market needs.
“However, local production continues to be strengthened to improve the country’s supply adequacy,” he said in the Dewan Negara today.
Chan was responding to Senator Datuk Wu Him Ven, who asked about the pork SSR for 2025 and the government’s interventions to control rising market prices.
He added that efforts to boost local production are crucial for enhancing farm productivity and ensuring that local pork supply is sufficient, reducing reliance on imports.
To address the impact of global livestock feed price fluctuations, the Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia (DVS) conducts continuous monitoring of live pig farm selling prices.
“In addition to price monitoring, we also encourage large-scale domestic corn cultivation to reduce import dependence by up to 30 per cent by 2040,” he said.
Chan emphasised that the government continually assesses the livestock industry’s current needs to ensure development aligns with other sustainable livestock sectors and moves toward modernisation.
He noted that the pork farming industry is being transformed toward modern farming through closed-farm systems, more efficient waste management, and strict compliance with environmental standards. — DayakDaily
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