PHOTO FROM VITARICH CORP/WEBSITE Animal feed and food product manufacturer Vitarich Corp. has entered the hog production business even as threats from the African swine fever (ASF) remained. With the expected recovery of the industry next year, Vitarich president and CEO Ricardo Manuel Sarmiento said the listed firm has 'reestablished efforts to get into hog [production] primarily through piglet production.' Sarmiento said diversification into hog production was originally planned for 2021 but the spread of the animal disease hampered full-scale efforts.

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