DLD ASF Pork Recovery Programme
DLD ASF Pork Recovery Programme is the Department of Livestock Development African Swine Fever (ASF) recovery and biosecurity programme under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Coordinates Thai pig-farm biosecurity standards, ASF vaccination rollout, breeder-repopulation grants, and import-control framework following the 2022 Thai ASF outbreak. Coordinates with CPF (SET:CPF), Betagro (SET:BTG), Thai Foods Group (SET:TFG), and the Thai Pig Raisers Association on industry-wide recovery.
Profile overview
DLD ASF Pork Recovery Programme is the Department of Livestock Development African Swine Fever (ASF) recovery and biosecurity programme under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Coordinates Thai pig-farm biosecurity standards, ASF vaccination rollout, breeder-repopulation grants, and import-control framework following the 2022 Thai ASF outbreak. Coordinates with CPF (SET:CPF), Betagro (SET:BTG), Thai Foods Group (SET:TFG), and the Thai Pig Raisers Association on industry-wide recovery.
Key programme components
ASF vaccination programme
Vaccine trials and rollout coordination
DLD is coordinating ASF vaccine trials (Vietnamese-developed AVAC ASF Vac and other candidate vaccines) for use in Thai pig farms. Regulatory approval and rollout logistics involve coordination across the Department of Livestock Development, Thai FDA, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
Biosecurity standards
Closed-system farm certification
DLD's Closed Biosecurity System (CBS) farm certification programme requires pig farms to meet minimum biosecurity thresholds: physical barriers, vehicle-disinfection protocols, staff health monitoring, and feed-source documentation. CBS-certified farms receive priority access to breeder-repopulation grants.
Breeder repopulation grants
Herd-rebuilding financial support
Government breeder-repopulation grants (approximately $58-5,000 per breeding sow) were allocated to qualifying pig farmers post-ASF outbreak. CPF, Betagro, and Thai Foods Group's contracted growers were among the primary beneficiaries of the repopulation subsidy programme.
Thailand ASF impact vs ASEAN peer countries
Thailand
Vietnam
First confirmed ASF
2019
Est. herd reduction
Recovery status (2024)
Substantially recovered (2022-2024)
Philippines
First confirmed ASF
2019
Est. herd reduction
Recovery status (2024)
Gradual recovery — persistent outbreaks
Indonesia
First confirmed ASF
2019
Est. herd reduction
Recovery status (2024)
Uneven — regional containment challenges
Watchpoints 2025-2026
Vaccine availability
ASF vaccine regulatory approval timeline
ASF vaccine regulatory approval in Thailand is the single most critical catalyst for herd-recovery pace. DLD's evaluation of Vietnamese AVAC and other candidate vaccines is expected to conclude by H1 2025, with conditional-use approvals possible for licensed commercial farms.
Import-control pressure
Illicit pork and live-pig smuggling
Thailand's border with Myanmar and Cambodia remains a vector for illicit live-pig and pork smuggling. DLD coordinates with customs and border security to enforce import controls that prevent reintroduction of ASF-infected animals from neighbouring countries with active outbreaks.
Small-farm consolidation
Industry structure shift post-ASF
Post-ASF herd rebuilding has disproportionately benefited large integrated producers (CPF, Betagro) with capital for CBS farm construction. Thousands of small independent pig farmers exited permanently, accelerating industry consolidation toward a top-3 dominated structure.
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