Hypor, the pig breeding division of Hendrix Genetics, announced that their first delivery of GGPs/GPs to Vietnam arrived on August 30. 

Japfa Comfeed Vietnam Ltd, a division of agriculture integrator PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Tbk, accepted delivery of the Canadian produced breeding stock for their new pork production business venture.

Japfa Comfeed Vietnam Ltd. plans to develop a supply of quality pork products for the growing local market.

Raf Beeren, Deputy Managing Director Hypor sees the introduction of Hypor Genetics into the Vietnamese market as a natural progression of market share growth in Asia.

Analysts predicted more than 40-percent increase in Vietnamese pork production in the next three years. Vietnam currently has the world's fourth largest sow population. Acknowledged success in Asian markets and its unique BioHypor closed herd breeding programme were key factors in Japfa Comfeed's decision to purchase Hypor high health genetics for the initial phase of their integration project.

Dr. Kuswanto, Senior Vice President, Japfa Comfeed Vietnam Ltd. sees unlimited opportunities for both Hypor and Japfa in this market. He is targeting one million tonnes of annual feed production for the project by 2015. 

Hypor, a Hendrix Genetics company, is one of the world's leading suppliers of swine genetics. With its head office located in Boxmeer, Netherlands, the company has strategically located and interconnected breeding centres in North America, Europe and Asia.

Japfa Comfeed Vietnam Ltd, is the second largest broiler and layer producer in Vietnam. Based in Long An province, the company has expanded operations to include integrated poultry and pig production and slaughtering facilities.