US EditionThe Reappearance of African Swine Fever Triggers the Industry's Alert to 'Infection' in Prices
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The reappearance of African swine fever (APP) after more than 30 years since its extinction in Spain, has fallen like a jar of frozen water in an activity that last year exported 104 countries around the world worth 8,8 billion euros. Of which almost 60%, about 5,100 million, are destined for the European Union (EU). Only in pork was exported to China for a amount of 570.7 million, although the total invoice (offal, ....) greatly exceeds 1 billi…
The African swine fever was eradicated in Spain in 1995 and its reappearance compromises a livestock sector very important for the Spanish economy. More information: They hunt a wild boar and discover that their meat is electric blue: "The explanation is even worse than it seems"
The disease is not dangerous to people, but the outbreak detected in Catalonia worries about its possible effects on foreign trade The post The outbreak of African swine fever threatens the stability of the sector and the economy first appeared on Junior Report.
No one was expected to start Christmas with a scare like this, an outbreak of African swine fever in Barcelona that has forced to confine farms, close exports and alert half of the meat sector. And of course, the question that many of us are asking ourselves is the same: will the prices of ham, loin or bacon go up? That almost domestic anxiety has gone from the corridors of the super to the conversation of the table. The virus does not affect pe…
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