South Korea reports ASF outbreak
South Korea is confronted with its first ASF outbreak on a pig farm in Paju, a town near its border with North Korea. Nearly 4,000 pigs will be culled to stop the spreading of the virus and the minister of Agriculture order the halt in pig transportation and 48 hours quarantine for the workers at this farm. "We will make all efforts to stop the spread of African swine fever through swift disinfection measures", said Kim Hyeon-soo, South Korea’s agriculture minister, quoted by Reuters.
The country's pig inventory is about 11 million head. South Korea imports about one-third of the pork consumed in the domestic market, mostly from the US and Germany. Last year, pork consumption per capita was about 27 kilos. In the first eight months of this year, South Korea imported 374,961 tonnes of pork, down 3.6% from 388,772 tonnes over the same period a year earlier, according to customs data. In 2018, South Korea’s pork imports were over 570,000 tonnes.
Currently, 9 Asian countries are affected by the disease: China, Vietnam, Mongolia, North Korea, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, and South Korea.
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