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China’s pork output dropped for a sixth straight quarter, as the world’s top producer continued to reel from the impact of the African swine fever disease that decimated its hog herd.

The focus is on zoonotic-based diseases, a result of pathogens passed from animals to humans.

More pork processing plants are idling production due to COVID-19 cases. The news sending shockwaves through the industry, with producers wondering how long the processing sector can make adjustments and accept hogs.

As pork prices fall, some economists and analysts fear more plant processing closures could come soon. That’s as producers explore ways to reduce costs and weather this market headwind in order to not repeat the 1990s.

Jeffrey Harker, DVM, was named president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) on March 10 during the association’s 51st Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

The AASV Foundation granted a total of $60,000 to support efforts by researchers at the University of Minnesota and Iowa State University.

China said on Monday that it is encouraging companies to build pig farms overseas to plug a severe domestic pork shortage .

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an expanded list of EPA-registered disinfectant products on Monday that have qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

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he world’s biggest pork processor, WH Group Ltd, reported on Tuesday a 32% jump in 2019 profits as record high pork prices in China boosted the value of the company’s exports from the United States.