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US Pork Checkoff Report- African Swine Fever Will Continue to Plague China for Years

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 05:17:17 CST

US Pork Checkoff Report- African Swine Fever Will Continue to Plague China for Years The latest bulletin from the Pork Checkoff shows little hope for China to make major progress in rebuilding their hog herd that has been cut in half by African Swine Fever. From the Foreign Animal Disease Preparation Bulletin released on Wednesday- here's the update on China:

"Despite 2019 having been China's official "Year of the Pig," things could not have been much worse for the nation's swine herd, its farmers or the country's 1.4 billion consumers who have a strong preference for pork as a protein.

"On a positive note, official reports of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in China were more of a trickle in the second half of last year compared with the prior nine or so months. However, many industry experts believe that the country has little hope to rebound its ability to produce more pork in 2020. The main reason? The breeding herd. Last year, every province officially became ASF-positive. This resulted in the country losing about half of its swine herd, which equates to roughly one-quarter of the world's swine herd.

"According to Dave Pyburn, the Pork Checkoff's chief veterinarian, China's ASF woes are many.

"We continue to monitor the situation closely here and hope that China will see some relief," Pyburn said. "But it's not looking very promising with reports of ongoing ASF outbreaks and no real sense that an overall control strategy is being adhered to in the country. Without a stringent control methodology that's fully implemented, ASF will continue to plague China for years."

"In the run-up to the Chinese New Year, which starts on Jan. 25, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has organized nationwide ASF control measures focused on pork slaughter facilities. This entails implementing self-ASF detection and an official veterinarian station in slaughterhouses, conducting responsible meat quality inspection, not keeping "unqualified" products in inventory and stock management, and maintaining a safe meat production system to ensure safety and quality of meat.

"In yet another blow to China's pork situation, in December the nation's official media outlets reported intentional ASF infection of healthy swine herds by criminal elements. The gambit is based partly on the buildup to China's official Lunar New Year celebrations, which start Jan. 25. The criminals know that consumers stock up on pork, which increases demand and causes prices to soar. By successfully infecting healthy pig farms using technology such as drones laden with ASF-positive material, the outlaws then offer the farmers deeply discounted prices for their pigs and sell the pork on the black market for huge profits."


The information released by the Pork Checkoff indicates that Vietnam has made progress in dealing with ASF- and also offers the latest on the efforts to keep ASF out of the United States. Click or tap here for the complete report.




   




 

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