July 29 (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic is halting pig shipments in two provinces and mobilizing the military to contain the deadly hog disease African swine fever, the country’s agriculture ministry said on Thursday. U.S. testing of 389 samples from pigs raised on farms and in backyards in the Dominican Republic indicate the contagious disease […] Read more
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Dominican Republic limits pig shipments, uses military to fight hog virus
Mexico tightens inspections in ports, airports amid African swine fever in region
MEXICO CITY, July 29 (Reuters) – Mexico is working with pork producers to firm up sanitary measures and “epidemiological surveillance” following a confirmed case of African swine fever in the Dominican Republic, the Mexican Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday. Mexican officials will reinforce animal inspections at all ports, airports and border crossings, the ministry said […] Read more
Dominican Republic to kill thousands of pigs over swine fever outbreak
SANTO DOMINGO, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic will slaughter tens of thousands of pigs after detecting outbreaks of African swine fever in 11 of the country’s 32 provinces, authorities said on Monday. Fernando Duran, administrator of the state-run Banco Agricola, told a news conference the government will pay pig farmers the market price […] Read more
African swine fever found in Dominican Republic
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — African swine fever has reached the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed yesterday that the deadly hog virus was found in samples from pigs in the Dominican Republic, fuelling concerns about the disease creeping closer to the North American mainland. The news prompted the Canada Border Services Agency to […] Read more
Observers report that China’s hog recovery has stalled
A resurgence of African swine fever in China has stalled the swine herd recovery that helped trigger the bull run in grain markets, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Swine numbers are not likely to rebound until at least mid-2021,” the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service stated in a recent report. And that is assuming […] Read more
Losses to new ASF wave may be 30 percent
Pig density, poor biosecurity and ineffective control are thought to be behind sustained waves of the disease in China
China’s hog sector is in its third wave of African swine fever primarily due to a mutated strain of the virus, says an international swine management consultant. Todd Thurman, who owns SwineTex Consulting Services and typically spends about half his year in China, said the mutated virus is less deadly but harder to identify. “Most […] Read more
China’s hog recovery reported to be stalled
A resurgence of African swine fever in China has stalled the swine herd recovery that helped trigger the bull run in grain markets, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Swine numbers are not likely to rebound until at least mid-2021,” the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) stated in a recent report. And that is […] Read more
Hog sector continues to prepare for African swine fever
A multi-pronged national strategy is designed to keep out the disease and co-ordinate a response if it does arrive
A grim spectre hung over the Manitoba Pork Council’s annual meeting, but it wasn’t the pandemic. “The threats are growing,” new Manitoba Pork Council general manager Cam Dahl said during the April 16 meeting. “We see the threats of foreign animal disease increasing and we all know the significant impact and repercussions if it does […] Read more
ASF resurgence in China may slow feedgrain imports
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
Canada, U.S. agree on plan if ASF infects wild pigs
Wild pigs are a worry in Canada and the United States for reasons beyond the damage they do to farms, pasture land and ecosystems. They could be an uncontrollable factor if ever infected with African swine fever. Though the fatal swine illness has not yet arrived in North America, it devastated China’s hog population and […] Read more
