African Swine Fever Hits Germany, Disrupts Exports
The outbreak appears unlikely to end soon, with infections still abundant in neighboring Poland.
Read moreThe outbreak appears unlikely to end soon, with infections still abundant in neighboring Poland.
Read moreU.S. officials have developed a 100-percent effective vaccine against African swine fever, but it likely will not be available for commercial use for years.
Read moreHunting dogs are being trained to sniff out dead wild boar. Drivers are being urged to not toss ham-sandwich scraps out of their car windows. Vaccine centers are being launched. And plans are underway to contain outbreaks.
Read moreU.S. pork producers see a potential $24.5 billion annual market in China within 10 years if the Trump administration can gain unrestricted trade access after the Asian country’s hog herd has been devastated by disease.
Read moreThe opportunity to fill China’s pork gap with chicken has U.S. poultry executives salivating. China has lifted a ban put in place after the avian flu outbreak in 2015. With the country losing much of its swine herd, it is hungry for protein and importing chicken again.
Read moreExport sales of American pork soared earlier this month as buyers stocked up in anticipation of a widening protein gap created by the spread of a pig-killing disease in Asia.
Read moreCattle prices in the U.S. have risen since September as a protein shortage in Asia drives bets that livestock will be in increasingly high demand.
Read moreSouth Korea has now been hit with African swine fever. A veterinarian with the National Pork Board said the global outlook continues to worsen.
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