China wants to ease pig trade

China wants to divide the country into 5 regions, with which the Chinese want to slow down the spread of African swine fever. In the meantime, this should ensure that the trade in live pigs is not paralyzed.

The proposed measures ensure that the pig trade within 1 region is relaxed. Previous restrictions created an imbalance, as it was sometimes forbidden to transport live pigs across provincial borders. As a result, some provinces faced a shortage of slaughter capacity, while in other parts of the country there was an oversupply of finishers.  

With the new measure, universal trade rules and countermeasures against African swine fever† The aim is to ensure that the trade in pigs is not disrupted. Each region contains 1 major pig province, so the main producing areas are disconnected. The plan was sent to the provinces last week and they are allowed to provide feedback on it. It is unknown whether the plan has since been adopted.

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African swine fever has now been found in more than 130 locations throughout the country. On February 22, another pig farm with 11.000 pigs was affected in a new province (Hebei). With this new outbreak, only 3 of the 23 provinces in the country are not yet infected with the virus.

Tim Roetman

Tim Roetman has been working as a junior editor at livestock farming since November 2018 Boerenbusiness† He mainly writes about (price) developments in the pig and dairy market.

t.roetman@boerenbusiness. Nl

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