China’s soybean consumption is slowing as a new wave of African swine fever takes hold in that country, says an analyst. The country’s hog herd had been rebounding from the disease much faster than many analysts had anticipated, but there has been a setback in that recovery. A new variant of the disease is spreading […] Read more
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U.S. says it will ban shipments if fatal hog virus is detected
CHICAGO (Reuters) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said it will prohibit shipments of all pigs for at least three days if the nation ever finds a case of a fatal hog disease that has ravaged China’s herd. The federal government is preparing to contain and eradicate African swine fever if it spreads to […] Read more
Ottawa confident in ASF response
OTTAWA — The federal government and industry partners continue to have confidence in plans to prevent and, if needed, combat an outbreak of African swine fever on Canadian soil. Beyond working with the United States and Mexico, Canada has partnered with the provinces and industry groups to come up with an action plan for ASF. […] Read more
African swine fever to hit Chinese pork supply
Canadian pork exports to China are expected to jump as it continues efforts to address its massive need for product
BANFF, Alta. — Video of people fighting over pork at Chinese meat counters will likely become more common as the fallout from the African swine fever outbreak in China progresses. Brett Stuart, president of the market research and analysis firm Global AgriTrends, estimates that about two-thirds of China’s swine herd has been lost to the […] Read more
African swine fever diagnosis can be difficult
Infected pigs often die without any previous signs of trouble; sows appear fine in the evening and are dead by morning
BANFF, Alta. — African swine fever can lurk undetected in hog herds for weeks before producers identify it. That’s one of the reasons it has taken such lethal hold on hogs in China, Asia and parts of Europe. Klaus Depner, head of the German National Reference Laboratory at the Friedrich-Loeffler Institute in Riems, said infected […] Read more
African swine fever in China worse than thought: ADM
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — China’s African swine fever outbreak is far more severe than previously thought and the full impact of the disease on animal feed producers has yet to be realized, Archer Daniels Midland Co. said last week. The fatal pig disease has slashed China’s hog herd by as much as half since August […] Read more
China’s swine fever outbreak more severe than previously thought
CHICAGO, (Reuters) – China’s African swine fever outbreak is far more severe than previously thought and the full impact of the disease on animal feed producers has yet to be realized, U.S. agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland Co said on Wednesday. The fatal pig disease has slashed China’s hog herd by as much as half […] Read more
Canada works on African swine fever emergency plan
RED DEER — Canada is preparing an extensive response and recovery plan in case African swine fever invades this country. The viral disease is killing pigs throughout China and southeastern Asia with no signs of slowing down, said Alberta swine veterinarian Egan Brockhoff. “African swine fever has overrun the Chinese pork sector and the virus […] Read more
Analysts question African swine fever recovery
The Chinese government claims the devastating hog disease is ‘under control’ and intends to resume production
China says African swine fever is behind it and it is time to rebuild the nation’s hog herd. A senior official with China’s agriculture ministry told reporters at a recent news conference that the devastating disease is “under control” and the production and sale of hogs can return to normal, according to an article in […] Read more
Hog industry split on extent of ASF threat
While some players are convinced African swine fever is inevitable in North America, others aren’t so sure
Is African swine fever inevitably going to infect North America’s swine herd? Experts were split on that during the World Hog Industry Digital Conference, with markets experts considerably more pessimistic than veterinary experts. “The question is which countries break first. You want to be last,” said Jim Long, president of Genesus, the Canada-based global swine […] Read more
