Cargill Vietnam wins prestigious industry award for best pig feed

The award, presented at the Vietnam Livestock Industry Awards 2014, honours individuals and organisations for initiatives and their great contribution to the development of Vietnam’s livestock industry.

“We are honored to be receiving this respected industry award for our work with the Vietnam swine industry. This award is a testament to the great work our people do, and our relentless focus to provide the customers with high quality animal nutrition solutions,” said Jorge Becerra, managing director, Cargill Animal Nutrition Vietnam.

“This award also reinforces our commitment to continue to provide great feed products and supporting field technical services to generate positive returns for our customers,” he added.

Cargill is amongst 14 enterprises acknowledged for excellent achievements in the management and development of livestock, poultry, egg production, feed production, and sales of livestock products in Vietnam.

The award winning pig feed is grounded in science and research, and tailored to the unique needs of Vietnam feed manufacturers, retailers and livestock producers.

Cargill has over 20 animal feed technology centres around the globe that are continually developing new formulations to help livestock farmers be more productive.

These Cargill technology centres provide the platform for improved feed formulations to meet animal metabolism and welfare needs, while addressing market trends and business priorities for wholesome pork products.

Cargill recently completed a $20 million animal feed mill expansion in Vietnam’s Binh Dinh province.

This is one of Cargill’s eight compound feed mills in Vietnam. The facility will enable Cargill to meet the growing demand for high-performing feed of its customers. With this expansion, Cargill has invested more than $110 million in Vietnam’s livestock and aquaculture industry since 1997.

Cargill Vietnam is part of Cargill Inc., one of leading America-based company specialising in agriculture products.

In February 1995, Cargill established presence in Vietnam with the opening of first representative offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and Cargill Vietnam Limited was formed in the same year.

The company now has more than 1,100 employees across 15 locations. Its operations cover animal nutrition, cocoa production, food and beverage ingredients, grain and oilseed trading and marketing, and metals trading.