Tag: African swine fever

• Monday, September 14th 2020 - 11:18 UTC

  Japan, China, South Korea ban pork imports from Germany; Spain, US and Brazil expected to benefit

  

  Japan suspended imports of pork and live pigs from Germany after a case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed in a wild boar in eastern Germany, the agriculture ministry said.

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• Saturday, September 12th 2020 - 09:26 UTC

  German pork industry on tenterhooks: possible case of African Swine Fever

  

  A deadly pig disease may have just entered Germany, which, if confirmed, could spook international buyers and ravage exports from Europe's biggest hog-producing nation. A suspected case of African swine fever has been identified in the eastern state of Brandenburg, the Agriculture Ministry said late this week, referring to the virus that kills most infected pigs within 10 days but is not harmful to humans.

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• Sunday, March 1st 2020 - 13:20 UTC

  African swine fever kills 3.000 pigs in Indonesia

  

  Indonesia is tightening curbs on the transport of pigs and pork products after nearly 3,000 animals died in a new outbreak of African swine fever in an eastern province bordering East Timor, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 12:10 UTC

  Electric fences between Poland and Germany to avoid spread of African swine fever

  

  Poland recorded 55 outbreaks of African swine fever in wild boar near the German border last month, the world animal health body said on Thursday, in a sign the deadly virus is spreading near one of the European Union's biggest pork exporters.

• Monday, January 6th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  African swine fever outbreak in Bulgaria: 24.000 pigs to be culled

  

  Bulgarian veterinary authorities said on Friday they would cull 24,000 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African swine fever at a pig farm in the northeast of the country.

• Wednesday, December 18th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Brazil/China finalizing sanitary protocol for soy-meal exports to the Asian giant

  

  Brazilian and Chinese government authorities are finalizing a protocol setting health standards for domestic processors to export soy-meal to the Asian country, André Nassar, president of oilseeds industry group Abiove, announced.

• Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 09:02 UTC

  Three years of bonanza for meat exporters because of China's pig disease

  

  Global meat shippers have three years to make the most of the outbreak of fatal pig disease in China before Chinese pork imports peak, according to a report released by the U.S. pork industry, which is competing for sales against Europe and South America.

• Thursday, October 3rd 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  China's hog herd drops to half because of the African swine fever

  

  China's hog herd fell by half in the first eight months of 2019 due to a devastating outbreak of African swine fever and will likely shrink by 55% by the end of the year, analysts at Rabobank said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, September 25th 2019 - 09:04 UTC

  Brazilian farmers face the challenge of African Swine Fever impact in China

  

  Chinese commodities trader COFCO said it expects a sharp drop in the number of soybeans it will source for export from Brazil this year due to an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in China that has hurt demand for animal feed.

• Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  African swine fever in South Korea and Japan: different strains

  

  South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from China to North Korea, pushing up pork prices worldwide.