KUCHING, Feb. 15 -- As pig farming faces mounting pressure from disease, land competition, and royal decrees in Peninsular Malaysia, the East Malaysian state of Sarawak is rapidly cementing its position as the country's pork-producing hub, with a booming export business to Singapore.

Sarawak is currently the only state in Malaysia licensed to export live pigs to the republic. In 2024 alone, one farm, Green Breeder, shipped over 121,000 live pigs to Singapore, accounting for 8.2 per cent of the city-state's total pork imports.

The state now has ambitious plans to more than double its annual pig production from 350,000 in 2025 to 860,000 by 2030, targeting RM1 billion in exports, The Straits Times reported.

"We treasure pigs the most. So...