African Swine Fever now in all parts of China

[Eldorado]

"African swine fever has now spread to all parts of China. That's after the island province of Hainan reported its first case of the disease."

Short report at Farm Journal: https://www.agweb.com/article/update-african-swine-fever-in-all-parts-of-china/

"In almost 40 years of analyzing commodity markets, Arlan Suderman says he has never witnessed an industry-jolting event as dramatic as the contagion spreading across China's hog farms."

Business Article at the NZ Herald: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12225880

"China raises about half the world’s pigs, and the spread of African swine fever is causing huge disruption to the supply of pork in the country. Financial services firm Rabobank estimated that up to 200 million pigs – nearly half the number in China – could be culled or die from the disease during the epidemic, saying there was not enough pork in “the whole world combined” to fill the potential supply shortfall."

At the South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3007069/african-swine-fever-has-now-spread-all-parts-china-posing

[darkmoonlady]

Meats going to be very expensive in the next year or two, the beef industry in North America took a big hit from bad weather and now this. Time to go vegetarian ?

[Eldorado]

Related recent news...

"The U.S. pork industry canceled its annual convention on Wednesday over concerns that international attendees could bring in an incurable hog disease at a time when American farmers are already suffering from trade wars."

At Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-swinefever/u-s-pork-industry-cancels-convention-over-african-swine-fever-fears-idUSKCN1RM26V

"African swine fever is U.S. pork industry’s ‘big bad wolf'."

Short article at National Hog Farmer magazine: https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/agenda/african-swine-fever-us-pork-industry-s-big-bad-wolf

"Is China losing the battle against an incurable pig virus?"

At BBC Business: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47956960

[Gromdor]

Yeah, we heard about it over here in Iowa.  I know it's heartless, but the pig farmers around here and looking at it as an opportunity to regain what was lost with the China trade war if the negotiations turn positive.

[EnderOTD]

Perhaps it’s time to capitalize on the wild pig problem in the southern states.

[Eldorado]

Update...

"Swine fever: ‘No way to stop it’ as millions of pigs culled across Asia

"Experts say region losing battle to stop biggest animal disease outbreak on record"

Full report at the Irish Times: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/swine-fever-no-way-to-stop-it-as-millions-of-pigs-culled-across-asia-1.3916654

“This is the biggest animal disease outbreak we’ve ever had on the planet,” said Dirk Pfeiffer, a veterinary epidemiologist at City University of Hong Kong and expert on African swine fever. “It makes the foot and mouth disease and BSE outbreaks pale in comparison to the damage that is being done. And we have no way to stop it from spreading.”

Full report at the Guardian UK: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/06/millions-of-pigs-culled-across-asia-african-swine-fever-spreads-thailand-

[Black Red Devil]

Bird flu, pig fever....sounds like China has a close relationship with its fauna.

[Unusual Tournament]

23 hours ago, Black Red Devil said:

Bird flu, pig fever....sounds like China has a close relationship with its fauna.

...you read my mind, bro. why can't we or rather them just call these flu's and virus after colours or something else, anything, but I'm beginning to view my dinner differently. 

[Black Red Devil]

46 minutes ago, Captain Risky said:

...you read my mind, bro. why can't we or rather them just call these flu's and virus after colours or something else, anything, but I'm beginning to view my dinner differently. 

I'll start worrying when they start getting 'Chronic Kangaroo spasms'.  That would be too close for comfort IMO.....

[Unusual Tournament]

1 minute ago, Black Red Devil said:

I'll start worrying when they start getting 'Chronic Kangaroo spasms'.  That would be too close for comfort IMO.....

LOL. it reminds me of Mad Cow disease. remember that? well i invited my sister over for my world famous spagbol and she declined on the grounds that she doesn't eat beef anymore even though we're half a world away from Britain. Told her best not to come over so she could be the only one in our family to survive. Our gene's must endure you know. She thought about it, came over, and joined us all in our last supper.  

[Black Red Devil]

3 minutes ago, Captain Risky said:

LOL. it reminds me of Mad Cow disease. remember that? well i invited my sister over for my world famous spagbol and she declined on the grounds that she doesn't eat beef anymore even though we're half a world away from Britain. Told her best not to come over so she could be the only one in our family to survive. Our gene's must endure you know. She thought about it, came over, and joined us all in our last supper.  

Tick tock, tick tock