African swine fever by a hair's breadth in Germany

The outbreaks of African swine fever in western Poland are moving closer to Germany. Infected dead wild boars have now been found 40 kilometers from the border with Germany, the German ministry announced on Monday, December 2.

It concerns 2 infected wild boars in the Polish district of Nowosolski and 8 infected animals in Zielonogorski. This means that the virus has again made a jump of approximately 30 kilometers. Since the virus is spreading so quickly, an outbreak in Germany is not unlikely. 

African swine fever unexpectedly emerged in November in Western Poland and since then the number of infected cases has been piling up. An outbreak in Germany would be disastrous. It is very likely that important markets such as China, Japan and the Philippines will then announce an import ban on German pork. 

Wouter Job

Wouter Baan is editor-in-chief of Boerenbusiness. He also focuses on dairy, pig and meat markets. He also follows (business) developments within agribusiness and interviews CEOs and policymakers.

w.baan@boerenbusiness. Nl

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