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Philippines says swine fever cases waning

By Reuters August 30, 2021

The Philippines’ Agriculture Ministry said August 19 active cases of African swine fever were declining and confined to less than one per cent of the nearly 3,000 villages that recorded outbreaks since the first cases were detected in 2019. The fall in infections and an ongoing government-funded hog repopulation program had put the Southeast Asian

File photo of hogs in an outdoor pen on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (EAGiven/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock

U.S. seeks to protect pork exports if swine fever hits territories

Policy would distinguish Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands from mainland

By GFM Network News, Reuters August 26, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — The United States said on Thursday it is seeking to avoid disruptions to pork exports if the territories of Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands detect the fatal pig disease African swine fever. The risk for infections in the territories is higher after the Dominican Republic last month confirmed the

“From a zoning perspective, we’ve been doing a lot of preparation. We’ve been doing a lot of practising here in Canada.” – Egan Brockhoff, Canadian Pork Council.

Livestock, News

Hog sector tightens shield wall against ASF

Confirmed cases in the Dominican Republic have given new urgency to ASF prevention measures

By Alexis Stockford August 12, 2021

Canada’s pork industry and border authorities are double and triple checking their vigilance after African swine fever (ASF) officially broached the Western Hemisphere for the first time in four decades. In late July, the Dominican Republic confirmed ASF on backyard pig operations in two provinces. The Caribbean country announced that efforts were underway to isolate

Nelson Aquino observes his pig farm after pigs died of African swine fever, as the government announced the slaughter of tens of thousands of pig after detecting outbreaks of African swine fever in pigs farms across the country, in Palmarito, Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic August 1, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Ricardo Rojas

Hogs, Livestock

Dominican Republic to kill thousands of pigs over swine fever outbreak

By GFM Network News August 3, 2021

Santo Domingo | 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 of each animal

China’s pork sector continues to grapple with new ASF outbreaks.

Livestock, Markets, News

African swine fever and China — it’s complicated

Even as the nation’s pork herd rebuilds, new outbreaks are happening and new variants are emerging

By Hallie Gu, Shivani Singh July 30, 2021

China’s efforts to control African swine fever outbreaks among its pig herd remained complicated, with 11 outbreaks officially reported so far this year and new variants of the virus also present, an agriculture ministry official said recently. Beijing has been rebuilding its pig herd after the virus, first detected in China in 2018, slashed pig

“The emergence of ASF in the Dominican Republic underscores the need for continued and strengthened vigilance to prevent the spread of ASF to other regions.” – CFIA. Photo: iStock/Getty Images Plus

Livestock, Markets

Dominican Republic restricts pig shipments after ASF confirmed

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek July 30, 2021

Reuters – The Dominican Republic is restricting pig shipments and mobilizing the military to contain the spread of African swine fever (ASF), the agriculture ministry said July 29, as the United States and Mexico tightened border checks to avoid infections. In an official statement July 29, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) also said it was

Livestock

African swine fever confirmed in Dominican Republic pigs: USDA

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen, Tom Polansek July 29, 2021

Chicago | Reuters – The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the deadly hog virus African swine fever in samples from pigs in the Dominican Republic, the agency said on Wednesday, fuelling concerns about the disease creeping closer to the United States. The positive tests represent the first detection of the disease in the Americas in about 40

Until now all cases of swine fever in Germany had been in the wild boar population.

News

First German swine fever cases on farms could complicate import ban talks

Finding comes at crucial time as country seeks market access

By Reuters July 26, 2021

The discovery July 16 of the first cases of African swine fever (ASF) in farm pigs in Germany could make negotiations about lifting existing import bans with China and other major buyers more difficult, but no major impact on the German pork market is immediately expected, experts said. ASF was confirmed on farm animals in

File photo of pigs on a farm in Germany. (FooTToo/iStock/Getty Images)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

German hog market shrugs off swine fever discovery on farms

By GFM Network News, Reuters July 21, 2021

Hamburg | Reuters — German pig prices were unchanged this week despite the discovery of the disease African swine fever in farm animals, German animal farmers’ association VEZG said on Wednesday. German pig prices were the same as last week at 1.42 euros (C$2.10) per kilogram slaughter weight, the VEZG said. A third case of

An electric fence along a road in Germany near its border with Poland — one of many measures taken to contain African swine fever.

Livestock

Human failings and deadly viruses are a bad mix

Despite their ‘superpowers,’ COVID and African swine fever rely on humans to spread, says vet

By Stew Slater May 25, 2021

Glacier FarmMedia – With the spread of both COVID-19 and African swine fever, humans can be their own worst enemies. That message was delivered by Ontario veterinarian during the recent virtual farm show. Dr. George Charbonneau outlined the “superpowers” of the two viruses and offered his take on where humans have been successful and not

Daily Network News

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes

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