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Global pork trade to increase in second half of 2022 says Rabobank
According to Rabobank's third-quarter global pork report, African swine fever, inflation, and policies challenge growth while trade prospects rise.
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ASF case registered in Sumy region
In the river Medvedevskaya in Sumy region found the body of an animal infected with African swine fever. This was reported on Thursday, July 21, on the page of Krolevets City Council in Facebook.
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Campaign against African swine fever in Europe extended for a third year
In a press release issued earlier this week, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced that the Stop African Swine Fever campaign is continuing for a third consecutive year. The program is being conducted in partnership with local authorities in eighteen European countries.
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Four outbreaks of ASF in domestic pig herds in Poland
After ASF had become quiet in Poland in recent months, four ASF outbreaks in pig farms were detected in June. One of the affected farms is 50 km from the German-Polish border, reports Agra-Europe.
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Germany confirms a 9% decline in the pig herd
According to data from the European Commission, Germany’s finished pig slaughter during the first two months of 2022 fell by 9% (790,000 head) year-on-year to 7.9 million head. This meant that overall production fell by 11% to 755,000 tonnes. Declines in the breeding herd, and indeed the entire pig population have constrained production, This is forecast to continue for the rest of the year due to ASF, and because of poor profitability in the sector.
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Italy confirms first ASF cases in domestic pigs
First african swine fever cases in domestic pigs after the disease confirmation in Italy this 7th January 2022.
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Poland reports first case of ASF in domestic pigs of 2022
The outbreak, affecting nearly 2,000 pigs, happened in Greater Poland, the largest pig-producing region in the country.
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The world's first ASF vaccine is available for commercial use
Vietnam said on Wednesday it had successfully developed a vaccine to administer to pigs to fight African swine fever, with the aim of becoming the first country to commercially produce and export it.
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Hong Kong confirms ASF in a wild boar
There is a pig farm located within three kilometers from the place where the ASF-positive wild boar was found.
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These three diseases represent over 50% of OIE notifications
The World Organisation for Animal Health has analyzed the current global situation through the World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS).
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France reinforces ASF surveillance
To protect the French territory, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced that the sanitary surveillance of wild boar will be reinforced.
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ASF outbreaks in Moldova
After several months, the OIE has reported two outbreaks of African swine fever on backyard farms in Moldova.
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Germany confirms ASF near the French border
The outbreak affects finishing pigs on a farm located in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
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ASF Italy: Wild boar cases around Rome rise to 10
There does not seem to be an early solution in sight for the ASF situation around Rome.
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Nepal reports ASF for the first time
The first outbreak of African swine fever in Nepal is reported to have started on March 30, 2022.
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ASF in Rome confirmed
African swine fever has been confirmed in a dead wild boar found in the Insugherata natural park, in "Grande Raccordo Anulare" in the Italian capital.
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OIE launches ASF cross-boarder risk assessment manual for SE Asia
A study on ASF cross-border risk assessment in South-East Asia, China, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea was commissioned to better understand the different risk pathways for (re)introduction.
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Germany agrees on solidarity-based financing of ASF control measures
The Ministers of Agriculture have agreed that the federal states not affected by African swine fever should share the costs of measures to combat it with the states of Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Saxony.
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Italy takes urgent measures to curb the spread of ASF
The Italian Council of Ministers has approved a decree-law with urgent measures to curb the spread of African swine fever in the territory.
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FAO working with Dominican Republic and Haiti to control spread of African swine fever
An agreement was signed by the Ministers of Agriculture and the representatives of the FAO of the DR and Haiti.
