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Asia clears 4 million animals due to ASF
The Asian countries affected by African swine fever (ASF) have collectively culled more than 4 million animals. This is in the hope of preventing a further spread of this animal disease.
In Vietnam most animals have been culled since the outbreak of African swine fever: 2,8 million. This is due to the fact that the large-scale pig farms in the country have been particularly affected by the disease, officials say. Euromeatnews know. The animal disease has also been reported in Mongolia, Cambodia, North Korea and Laos, among others. However, no concrete figures are (yet) known about the number of pigs culled from those countries.
In addition, figures from the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture show that in China 1,1 million animals have been culled so far, although analysts are quite skeptical about these figures. The expectation is that the actual number of outbreaks (and therefore also the number of slaughters) is many times higher. This is because all provinces in China are confronted with an outbreak of African swine fever.
Shrinkage in pig herd
Rabobank let earlier We already know that the Chinese pig herd could drop by 20% to 70% due to the outbreaks. In fact, Edgar Wayne Johnson, a vet who spent 14 years in China, says the loss is currently around 50%. Various manufacturers of vaccines and genetics also expect the loss to be 40% to 50% at the moment.
According to Chinese officials, the pig herd in May this year was 23,9% lower than in May 2018. They also report that pig prices are expected to increase by 70% by the end of the year, given that pork accounts for around 60% of total Chinese meat consumption.
Kimberly Baker
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