Pigs, land and logistics: how Thaco Agri is structuring its pig business

In 2026, Thaco Agri is targeting a pig herd exceeding 190,000 head, up from earlier plans of around 136,000 head. The expansion is anchored in closed-loop farm clusters located within multi-functional agricultural complexes in Vietnam and Cambodia, including sites in Binh Dinh and An Giang.

More importantly, herd growth is being paired with investment in infrastructure, biosecurity and internal input control, signalling a shift from farm-by-farm expansion toward system-level design.

Rather than entering pigs as a standalone farming business, Thaco Agri is embedding pig production within a broader industrial agriculture strategy spanning Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Its approach offers a useful lens into how large, non-livestock groups are structuring their entry into pigs — with scale, capital discipline and long-term asset planning at the core.

A circular integration

One of the group’s most distinctive moves is its focus on breeding autonomy. In Binh Dinh, Thaco Agri is developing a large-scale pig breeding complex with a total investment approaching USD 72 million, designed to supply high-quality piglets for its own operations and associated satellite farms.

Thaco Agri is also investing in in-house feed production, with feed mills located inside its agricultural complexes in Vietnam and Cambodia. This allows tighter control over input quality while reducing exposure to global feed price volatility.

Land use underpins the model. Crop production, livestock, and waste treatment are integrated into circular systems, where plantation by-products are channelled into feed and livestock waste is processed into organic fertiliser, reinforcing efficiency across large land holdings.

Industrial management, export-ready by design

Pig operations are managed using ERP-based systems that track herd health, nutrition, and production cycles in real time. Biosecurity is treated as a system-level requirement rather than a farm-level add-on, with protocols designed to mitigate disease risks.

While domestic supply remains the immediate focus, pig production is being structured to meet standards suitable for cross-border trade into neighbouring markets, leveraging Thaco Agri’s logistics footprint across Laos and Cambodia.