With more than 14 cases reported in six Chinese provinces, officials from UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said 40,000 hogs had been culled so far to stop the disease from spreading.
Amid continued outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in China and Europe, U.S., Chinese and European pork industry leaders met for the seventh U.S.-China Swine Industry Symposium.
Global feed production is at an all-time high. In the 2019 Global Feed Survey, Alltech estimates a 3% growth to 1.068 billion metric tons of feed produced.
Uncertainty related to international trade and market access continues to be the top concern when farmers and ranchers meet with their members of Congress.
The Feds’ seizure of one million pounds of pork from China in New Jersey on Friday has the pork industry concerned but also grateful for the diligence of Customs and Border Protection teams to protect U.S. borders.
The future belongs to those who can adapt to change and gain the best market access. With global population rising by 78 million per year, the U.S. pork industry has a great opportunity ahead.
To help ease its domestic pork shortage, China’s state-owned agriculture conglomerate COFCO has agreed to buy $100 million of pork from European pork producer Danish Crown in 2020.
ASF continues to plague China while Vietnam remains on high alert after discovering the virus on three farms this week. Vietnamese authorities are raising the question of how ASF is spreading to such remote locations.
Fear of African swine fever (ASF) is on the rise in China and beyond. Major Chinese animal feed maker Tangrenshen Group reported Sunday that feed produced by one of its units had been contaminated with ASF.
The Swine Health Information Center announced late Thursday that another case of African Swine Fever has been reported in China. There are at least five cases in at least five provinces.
Ask National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Vice President and Counsel Nick Giordano about the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs on U.S. pork and his response is pointed and simple: “ouch!”
Tariffs and other factors have created a significant decline in U.S. pork exports to China, with losses over a 12-month period estimated at $150 million. The long-term impact could be much more.
