Poland wants to regain market access in Japan for pork
Poland wants to be allowed to export pork from the regions not affected by the ASF outbreaks, said the Polish Minister of Agriculture during a meeting with the Japanese ambassador in Warsaw.
Agriculture Minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski met on Thursday with the Japanese ambassador to send a message to its counterpart. "Today I talked to the Japanese ambassador in Poland, because Japan, like China, stopped the import of pork from Poland. I told the ambassador that I expect Japan to recognize, like the countries of Western Europe, regionalization. Please, you do not want to go from those zones where there are cases of illness, we understand, although there is no reason to fear, please buy from the rest of Poland, he will give it to the Ministry of Agriculture in Tokyo tomorrow", explained the minister during a TV show.
The strategy to stop the spreading of the disease is consisting in hunting the wild boars all the time, mentioned Ardanowski. "Hunters should understand that this is not their whim, it is not their goodwill or grace, but it is an obligation to the state", added the official.
Japan has banned the pork imports from Poland after the ASF outbreak was reported in the Eastern European country.
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