The number of farms that got infected with African Swine Fever in Poland has risen rapidly over the last few weeks. At the moment 16 farm sites have been confirmed infected. The developments happen at a moment that numbers of infected wild boar rise in Western Poland and Germany, which is uncommon for the summer months.

So far this year, seven outbreaks of ASF have been detected in domestic pigs, three of them in the Lodzkie Voivodeship.

Other challenges for pork production in 2021 will be the global trade environment and high feed costs.

African swine fever (ASF) has devastated the entire pig industry in China, and their breeding herd has suffered incredible losses due to the disease.