Mong Reththy's pigs flew to Cambodia, even dignitaries from Hun Sen's govt went to greet them

United Kingdom-Yorkshire pigs arrive in Cambodia

18/01/2009
FarmingUK.com

PIGS MIGHT FLY, indeed they did from Yorkshire last week.

The Yorkshire company ACMC Ltd, who specialize in breeding genetically advanced pigs, flew the first consignment of pigs to Cambodia last week, as the first shipment in a multi million pound deal.

There was a Royal reception for the pigs at Phnom Penh Airport in Cambodia, complete with garlands of flowers and dignitaries from the highest level of government.

This was the start of a 20 year franchise agreement, and is the first time Cambodia have imported such a large number of breeding pigs into the country.

The pigs including ACMC’s specially created Meidan breed, plus Volante and Vantage sows and boars, which will form the nucleus of a herd in a new 5 hectare pig unit that plans to fatten over 20,000 pigs per week.

The CEO of the MRT Group, Stephen Curtis said, " This is a massive boost for the company and the British pig industry, which has come out of 10 very bad years".

The company is currently exporting pigs to Thailand, China, the Philippines and Cambodia.

First consignment of British breeding pigs exported to Cambodia by Yorkshire firm

Friday 16th January 2009
Darlington & Stockton Times (UK)

THE first consignment of British breeding pigs ever exported to Cambodia has been delivered by a Yorkshire-based international breeding company.

The £1m deal will see ACMC of Driffield deliver a total of 600 genetically- advanced breeding pigs as part of a 20-year franchise agreement.

ACMC’s special Meidam and Volante damlines and Vantage sirelines, plus boars representing all three breeds, have been sent to a new £3.3m unit specially set up on a five-hectare site.

It will be home to a nucleus herd and has been established by a new company – M’s Pig ACMC (Cambodia) Ltd – set up by the Mong Reththy Group, a large organisation with interests in civil engineering, construction and shipping as well as agriculture.

ACMC has a shareholding in the new company.

The self-contained breeding unit will eventually supply enough commercial AC1 sows to produce 1.1m slaughter pigs annually and provide employment for thousands of people in rural areas.

The project will also involve a feed-milling operation with a projected output of 330,000 tonnes a year and a slaughter/processing plant producing Premium Quality Pork for Cambodia’s population, which is expected to grow from 13m to 16m by 2015.

Stephen Curtis, ACMC chairman, negotiated the agreement following a visit in April last year.

Due to the complexity of the order, the stock had to be specially bred to provide the necessary blood-lines.

Cambodia currently imports 2,000 pigs a day from neighbouring countries – principally Thailand – to meet domestic demand.

It urgently wants to increase its own output through an education project designed to improve production methods and health standards, and use improved stock.

Interestingly, Cambodia will be importing genes, albeit much modified, originally sourced from the Far East.

The prolific Chinese Meishan was brought into Europe more than 20 years ago and ACMC used those genetics to create a new breed, the Meidam, to boost productivity.

The Meidam is selected with 16 functioning teats and produces 15pc more milk than conventional European lines, enabling it to rear many more pigs.

In Europe, the AC1 has been shown to produce up to 30 pigs per sow a year.

ACMC believes it is the only company that has managed to incorporate this ability while maintaining high-quality lean carcases in the finishing generation. This is what appealed to the Cambodians.

By special licence, the breeding stock was transhipped through Bangkok airport. Their arrival – seen by the Cambodian media as an historical event – was attended by Dr Oknha Mong Reththy, chief executive of the MRT Group, Stephen Curtis, chairman of ACMC, Steve Buckley director of investment from the UK Embassy in Bangkok, and Sry Thamarong, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister of Cambodia.

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Cambodia-English interest in new pork project

31/12/2008
FarmingUK.com

The joint venture between Cambodian pig processors and pig producers from Yorkshire in England, are going to build a US$4 million pork processing plant and abattoir.

The government assisted scheme, plans to process 10,000 pigs per day and they are investing US$5 million in breeding stock from the United Kingdom.

The British bloodlines, will enable the pigs to be slaughtered at 10 kilos per pig heavier, while the age and food intake will be the same as the current production.

Cambodian Senator Mong Rethby, said, "this is an initiative aimed at revolutionizing the pork industry in Cambodia", at a press conference.